sleggja
Icelandic
/ˈstlɛcːa/
noun
Definitions
- sledge, sledgehammer
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sleggja (sledgehammer) derived from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slagjǭ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sledge English
- sledgehammer English
- sledgelike English
- sledger English
- sledgie English
- *slagjǭ Proto-Germanic
- sleggje Norwegian Nynorsk
- sleċġ Old English
- slegge Middle English
- sleggja Old Norse
- kast Icelandic
- sleggjukast Icelandic
- slej Welsh
- *slegga Old Dutch