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

  1. A battle cry; A wind instrument

Ancestry of “slughorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsluagh-ghairmbattle cry; slogan
2Scottish Gaelicsluaghcommunity, crowd, folk; people, populace,...
3Old Irishslúag—
4Old Irishslógarmy, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly
5Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

Words derived from “slughorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic slougos →Every word from Old Irish slóg →