Where does “slane” come from?

slane (English) comes from Irish sleán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

slane (English): A spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of...

Definitions

  1. A spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of...

Ancestry of “slane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsleána spade for cutting turf; anglicised as slane or...
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →