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Where does “aspisslang” come from?

aspisslang (Dutch) comes from Dutch Slang, from English slang, from English sling, from English spiderling, from English Ling, from Middle English ling, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

aspisslang (Dutch): asp

Definitions

  1. asp

Ancestry of “aspisslang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSlang—
2EnglishslangLanguage outside of conventional usage and in the...
3EnglishslingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion; To...
4EnglishspiderlingAn immature spider; Any of various herbaceous...
5EnglishLing—
6Middle Englishling—
7Old Norselyngheather, ling
8Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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