Where does “serpentining” come from?

serpentining (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

serpentining (English): present participle of serpentine; A serpentine...

Definitions

  1. present participle of serpentine; A serpentine...

Ancestry of “serpentining”, step by step

serpentining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English serpentine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserpentineOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes;...
2Old Frenchserpentin
3Latinserpentīnusserpentine; of or pertaining to a serpent or snake
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “serpentining

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkosEvery word from Proto-Germanic angijō