Where does “slagbag” come from?
slagbag (English) comes from English slag, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slagbag (English): A sexually promiscuous woman
Definitions
- A sexually promiscuous woman
Ancestry of “slagbag”, step by step
slagbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slag | waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |