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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

  1. Similar to or resembling slang

Ancestry of “slangish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslangLanguage outside of conventional usage and in the...
2EnglishslingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion; To...
3EnglishspiderlingAn immature spider; Any of various herbaceous...
4EnglishLing—
5Middle Englishling—
6Old Norselyngheather, ling
7Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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