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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slug | Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod... |
| 2 | Middle English | slugge | — |
| 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... |
Words derived from “slog”