Where does “slimeway” come from?

slimeway (English) comes from English Way, from Middle English way, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

slimeway (English): The track of slime connecting the spindle cells...

Definitions

  1. The track of slime connecting the spindle cells...

Ancestry of “slimeway”, step by step

slimeway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English slime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslimeSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive...
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →