Where does “slinken” come from?
slinken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slinken, from Old Dutch slinkan, from Proto-Germanic slinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleng-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
slinken (Dutch): to shrink, to lessen, to decrease
Definitions
- to shrink, to lessen, to decrease
Ancestry of “slinken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | slinken | to cave, to collapse inwards |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slinkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slinkaną | To creep; crawl; slink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleng- | — |
| 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 |