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Where does “slige” come from?

slige (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

slige (Old Irish): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “slige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsligidto strike down, fell
2Celtic*sligeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slige”

  • slí
  • slite
  • eadar-shligheach
  • dà-shlighe
  • fo-shlighe
  • seach-shlighe
  • ioma-shlighe
  • slighe
  • slige
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →