Etymology

sleuth

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Old English slǣwþ
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sleuth · noun, verb1

Clipping of sleuthhound.

sleuth · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromslǣwþ
  2. English todaysleuth

From Old English slǣwþ, corresponding to slow + -th.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishslǣwþ all →

slothslowth

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