Where does “slawdog” come from?
slawdog (English) comes from English slaw, from Dutch sla, from Dutch salade, from Middle Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Old French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata — salt.
slawdog (English): A hotdog with mustard in a bun covered with...
Definitions
- A hotdog with mustard in a bun covered with...
Ancestry of “slawdog”, step by step
slawdog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slaw | Coleslaw |
| 2 | Dutch | sla | lettuce; salad |
| 3 | Dutch | salade | salad; lettuce; A sallet, a salade |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | salade | — |
| 5 | Middle French | salade | — |
| 6 | Old French | salade | — |
| 7 | Italian | salada | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 9 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 10 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 11 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via English hotdog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hotdog | Alternative spelling of hot dog; To show off,... |
| 2 | English | hot dog | A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter, or... |
| 3 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 4 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 5 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |