Where does “slingshot” come from?
Slingshot derives from Old English sceot and slingwaną, both from Proto-Germanic skutą and slingwaną, with the compound combining a missile-throwing device with its projectile.
slingshot (English): A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between...
Definitions
- A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between...
Ancestry of “slingshot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 2 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 3 | English | Ling | — |
| 4 | Middle English | ling | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |