Where does “webslinger” come from?
webslinger (English) comes from English slinger, from Middle English slynger, from Middle English slynge, from Middle English slyngen, from Old Norse slyngja, from Proto-Germanic slingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
webslinger (English): One who throws out webs; applied to the...
Definitions
- One who throws out webs; applied to the...
Ancestry of “webslinger”, step by step
webslinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slinger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slinger | Someone who slings or who uses a sling |
| 2 | Middle English | slynger | slinger |
| 3 | Middle English | slynge | A sling; A piece of fabric suspended between... |
| 4 | Middle English | slyngen | To sling, hurl, or toss; To use a weapon to hurl... |
| 5 | Old Norse | slyngja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slingwaną | to swing, sling; to wind, twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English Web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 2 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 3 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |