Where does “slangish” come from?
slangish (English) comes from English slang, from English sling, from English spiderling, from English Ling, from Middle English ling, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
slangish (English): Similar to or resembling slang
Definitions
- Similar to or resembling slang
Ancestry of “slangish”, step by step
slangish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slang | Language outside of conventional usage and in the... |
| 2 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 3 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 4 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 5 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 6 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |