Where does “slenderization” come from?

slenderization (English) comes from English slender, from Middle English slendre, from Old French esclendre, from Old Dutch slinder, from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slenderization (English): The process of slenderizing

Definitions

  1. The process of slenderizing

Ancestry of “slenderization”, step by step

slenderization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslenderThin; slim; meagre; deficient; Palatalized
2Middle Englishslendre—
3Old Frenchesclendrethin, slender
4Old Dutchslinderthin, lank
5Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slindraz →Every word from Old Dutch slinder →