Where does “slagginess” come from?
slagginess (English) comes from English slaggy, 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,...
slagginess (English): The state or condition of being slaggy; The...
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- The state or condition of being slaggy; The...
Ancestry of “slagginess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slaggy | Resembling or containing slag; Resembling a slag,... |
| 2 | English | slag | waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |