Low German slaan

← German schlagen (cognate)

← English slay (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *slahaną (inherited)

← Middle Low German slân (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *slak- (derived)

← Dutch slaan (cognate)

← Old Saxon slāhan (inherited)

← Northern Sami slå (cognate)

→ English slay (cognate)

→ Old English slean (cognate)

→ Old Norse slá (cognate)