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Etymology of the English word slapstick

the English word slapstick
derived from the English word slap
derived from the Low German word slapp
derived from the English word stick
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steig-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *stik-

Derivations in other languages

Italian slapstick

Cognates

Dutch slap-stick, German Slapstick, Swedish slapstick

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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