Where does “slough” come from?

slough (Middle English) comes from Old English slōh, from Proto-Germanic slōhaz.

slough (Middle English): skin, husk, rind; cocoon; scales; cyst

Definitions

  1. skin, husk, rind; cocoon; scales; cyst

Ancestry of “slough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslōhslough
2Proto-Germanicslōhaz—

Words derived from “slough”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slōhaz →Every word from Old English slōh →