Where does “slug” come from?

slug (Yola) comes from Irish slóg, from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

slug (Yola): to eat greedily

Definitions

  1. to eat greedily

Ancestry of “slug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishslóghost, crowd
2Middle English-ardard
3Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
4Frankish-hardhardy, bold
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →