slaught

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English slaught, slagt, slaȝt, from Old English slæht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, *slahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *slek-.
  • Cognate with Dutch slacht, German Schlacht, Swedish slakt, Icelandic slátta. Related to English slay.

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