Where does “slug moth” come from?

slug moth (English) comes 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...

slug moth (English): Any moth of the family Limacodidae

Definitions

  1. Any moth of the family Limacodidae

Ancestry of “slug moth”, step by step

slug moth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslugAny of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod...
2Middle Englishsluggelazy person
3Old English*sliċ—
4Proto-Germanic*sliki—
5Proto-Germanic*slikiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via English moth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmothA usually nocturnal insect of the order...
2Hindiमोठmat, mot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →