Where does “sloe” come from?
Sloe comes from Middle English slo, from Old English slāh, from Proto-Germanic slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y-.
sloe (English): The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn;...
Definitions
- The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn;...
Ancestry of “sloe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | slo | sloe blackthorn fruit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 3 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “sloe”