Where does “slige” come from?
slige (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish slige, from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slige (Middle Irish): road, way, passage
Ancestry of “slige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | slige | comb |
| 2 | Old Irish | sligid | to strike down, fell |
| 3 | Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
Words derived from “slige”