Where does “slug” come from?

slug (Manx) comes from Old Irish sluicid, from Proto-Celtic *slunketi — to swallow.

slug (Manx): to swallow, swig, slug, guzzle, draw; to devour,...

Definitions

  1. to swallow, swig, slug, guzzle, draw; to devour,...

Ancestry of “slug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsluicidto swallow
2Proto-Celtic*slunketito swallow
Every word from Proto-Celtic *slunketiEvery word from Old Irish sluicid
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