Where does “slugless” come from?
slugless (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...
slugless (English): Without slugs
Ancestry of “slugless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slug | Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod... |
| 2 | Middle English | slugge | — |
| 3 | Old English | *sliċ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sliki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *slikiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |