Where does “slog” come from?
Slog comes from Proto-Germanic slagiz and slahaną, derived from Proto-Indo-European slak-, with the sense development obscured by the incomplete historical record.
slog (English): A long, tedious walk, or session of work; An...
Definitions
- A long, tedious walk, or session of work; An...
Ancestry of “slog”, step by step
slog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slug | Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod... |
| 2 | Middle English | slugge | lazy person |
| 3 | Old English | *sliċ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sliki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *slikiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
via English slough
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slough | The skin shed by a snake or other reptile; Dead... |
| 2 | Middle English | slo | sloe blackthorn fruit |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 4 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |