Where does “slowfox” come from?
slowfox (English) comes from English foxtrot, from English trot, from Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
slowfox (English): A slow foxtrot
Definitions
- A slow foxtrot
Ancestry of “slowfox”, step by step
slowfox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foxtrot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foxtrot | A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick... |
| 2 | English | trot | An ugly old woman, a hag; A gait of a four-legged... |
| 3 | Middle English | trotten | — |
| 4 | Old French | trotter | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | trotto | to go |
| 6 | Frankish | trottōn | to go, run |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tradjaną | to tread, trample |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Slow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slow | Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed |
| 2 | Middle English | slaw | — |
| 3 | Old English | slāw | sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *slaiw | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slaiwaz | blunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |