Schlager.
schlager (European music genre)
Meaning & usage
schlager (European music genre)
hit (music or entertainment success)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *slak-der. Proto-Germanic *slahaną Proto-West Germanic *slahan Old High German slahan Middle High German slahen German schlahn German schlagen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Schlager From schlagen (“to hit”) + -er, formally a doublet of Schläger. Attested since the late 19th century and thus older than English hit (early 20th century).
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