Etymograph

English

slaughterable

From slaughter + -able.

Formed from slaughter + -able

Proto-Indo-European *slak- ‘to hit, strike, throw’

Proto-Germanic *slahaną ‘to hit, to strike’

Proto-Germanic *slahtrą

Old Norse *slahtr

Middle English slaughter

English slaughter

Today it means

adj Fit for slaughter.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slaughterable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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