Where does “slugfest” come from?

slugfest (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...

slugfest (English): A baseball game in which many runs are scored,...

Definitions

  1. A baseball game in which many runs are scored,...

Ancestry of “slugfest”, step by step

slugfest 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 fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfestA gathering for a specified reason or occasion;...
2Germanfëst
3Middle High Germanfëst
4Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
5LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
6Proto-Italicfēstos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ-