Where does “sludger” come from?
sludger (English) comes from English sludge, 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...
sludger (English): A shovel for sludging out drains, etc
Definitions
- A shovel for sludging out drains, etc
Ancestry of “sludger”, step by step
sludger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sludge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sludge | Solids separated from suspension in a liquid; A... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |