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Where does “slingest” come from?

slingest (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

slingest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “slingest”, step by step

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