Where does “slaglessness” come from?
slaglessness (English) comes from English slagless, 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,...
slaglessness (English): The quality of being free from slag
Definitions
- The quality of being free from slag
Ancestry of “slaglessness”, step by step
slaglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slagless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slagless | Free from 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 | to hit |
| 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,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |