Etymograph

English

slog

Slog may come from English slug ‘to hit very hard’.

  1. English1500–presentslug‘to hit very hard’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1961slog

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentslug‘to hit very hard’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1961slog

Earliest quotation: 1961, J. Geoffrey Todd, Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two: “The leading engine was one of the Class Y6…”

The story

Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.

Every English word from English slug

Today it means

noun A long, tedious walk or march.

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Etymograph / English slug / slog

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