Where does “sloggish” come from?
sloggish (English) comes from English slog, from English slug, from Middle English slugge, from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
sloggish (English): slow, sluggish
Definitions
- slow, sluggish
Ancestry of “sloggish”, step by step
sloggish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slog | A long, tedious walk, or session of work; An... |
| 2 | English | slug | Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod... |
| 3 | Middle English | slugge | lazy person |
| 4 | Old English | *sliċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sliki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *slikiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |