Where does “slang” come from?
slang (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slange, from Old Dutch slango, from Proto-Germanic slangô, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
slang (Dutch): snake, squamate of the suborder Serpentes; hose;...
Definitions
- snake, squamate of the suborder Serpentes; hose;...
Ancestry of “slang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | slange | snake |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slango | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |