sloggorne

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*slowgʰos
2. Proto-Celtic*slougos
3. Old Irishslóg
4. Middle Irishslúag
5. Scottish Gaelicsluagh
6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
7. Proto-Celtic*garsman
8. Old Irishgairm
9. Scottish Gaelicgairm
10. Scottish Gaelicsluagh-ghairm
11. English todaysloggorne

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 16th–17th c. Obsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”).