Where does “slughorn” come from?
slughorn (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh, from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.
slughorn (English): A battle cry; A wind instrument
Definitions
- A battle cry; A wind instrument
Ancestry of “slughorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | sluagh-ghairm | battle cry; slogan |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | sluagh | community, crowd, folk; people, populace,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | slúag | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | slóg | army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | slougos | troop, army |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slowgʰo- | — |
Words derived from “slughorn”