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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slikiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sliki →