Where does “ratelslang” come from?
ratelslang (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,...
ratelslang (Dutch): rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus
Definitions
- rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus
Ancestry of “ratelslang”, step by step
ratelslang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Slang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Slang | Serpens |
| 2 | English | slang | Language outside of conventional usage and in the... |
| 3 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 4 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 5 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 6 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 7 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
via English rattlesnake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rattlesnake | Any of various venomous American snakes, of... |
| 2 | English | rattle | a sound made by loose objects shaking or... |
| 3 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 6 | French | litre | litre |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |