Where does “slingstone” come from?
slingstone (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,...
slingstone (English): A stone, bullet, or other such missile or...
Definitions
- A stone, bullet, or other such missile or...
Ancestry of “slingstone”, step by step
slingstone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 4 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 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,... |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |