Where does “slanginess” come from?
slanginess (English) comes from English slangy, 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,...
slanginess (English): The state or condition of being slangy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being slangy
Ancestry of “slanginess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slangy | Including or given to slang |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Middle English | ling | — |
| 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,... |