Where does “slitherlink” come from?
slitherlink (English) comes from English slither, from Middle English slitheren, from Middle English slideren, from Old English sliderian, from Old English slidorian, from Old English slidrian, from Proto-Germanic slidrōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
slitherlink (English): A grid-based puzzle which involves connecting...
Definitions
- A grid-based puzzle which involves connecting...
Ancestry of “slitherlink”, step by step
slitherlink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slither
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slither | To move about smoothly and from side to side; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | slitheren | Alternative form of slideren |
| 3 | Middle English | slideren | To skid or slip; to lose one's traction or... |
| 4 | Old English | sliderian | to slip |
| 5 | Old English | slidorian | to slide |
| 6 | Old English | slidrian | to slip, slide, slither |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slidrōną | to slide, slip |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |