Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “slenk-”

83 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European slenk- — including slunk, slink, slinky, schlong, boomslang, shlong, slinker, slinkily.

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Dutch (25)

English (11)

German (10)

Latvian (6)

Afrikaans (4)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Old Frisian (2)

West Frisian (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Middle English (2)

Proto-Balto-Slavic (2)

Yiddish (1)

Old High German (1)

Russian (1)

Danish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Berbice Creole Dutch (1)

Limburgish (1)

Persian (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Old English (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)