Where does “mudslinger” come from?
mudslinger (English) comes from English slinger, from Middle English slynger, from Middle English slynge, from Middle English slyngen, from Old Norse slyngja, from Proto-Germanic slingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
mudslinger (English): One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a...
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- One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a...
Ancestry of “mudslinger”, step by step
mudslinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slinger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slinger | Someone who slings or who uses a sling |
| 2 | Middle English | slynger | slinger |
| 3 | Middle English | slynge | A sling; A piece of fabric suspended between... |
| 4 | Middle English | slyngen | To sling, hurl, or toss; To use a weapon to hurl... |
| 5 | Old Norse | slyngja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slingwaną | to swing, sling; to wind, twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English MUD
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MUD | Acronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive... |
| 2 | Dutch | mud | An old measure of volume, varying in content over... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mudde | — |
| 4 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |