Where does “slugge” come from?

slugge (Middle English) comes 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...

slugge (Middle English): lazy person

Definitions

  1. lazy person

Ancestry of “slugge”, step by step

slugge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English *sliċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*sliċ—
2Proto-Germanic*sliki—
3Proto-Germanic*slikiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via Old Norse slókr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseslókrOaf
2Proto-Germanicslakazslack, lax
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “slugge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slikiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sliki →