Where does “sleiveen” come from?

sleiveen (English) comes from Irish slíghbhín, from Irish sliabh, from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.

sleiveen (English): A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a...

Definitions

  1. A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a...

Ancestry of “sleiveen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishslíghbhín—
2Irishsliabhmountain; moor; Used in minced oaths
3Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
4Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →Every word from Irish sliabh →