schlagen.
to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
Meaning & usage
to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
to beat; to win against; to defeat
to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound
to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
to chime
to fight
to take, to capture
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 The more original form is schlah(e)n, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. The modern -g- in the infinitive and present is inserted by analogy with the past forms and the related noun Schlag (see Grammatischer Wechsel). Cognate with Low German and Dutch slaan and Old English slēan (“to strike, beat, smite”) (Modern English slay, slog) as well as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian slå.
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