Where does “Schlange” come from?
Schlange (German) comes from Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic slangô, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Schlange (German): snake
Definitions
- snake
Ancestry of “Schlange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | slange | snake |
| 2 | Old High German | slango | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “Schlange”
- schlong
- шланг
- Klapperschlange
- Schlangenstein
- Giftschlange
- Brillenschlange
- Milchschlange
- Wasserschlange
- Warteschlange
- Luftschlange
- Schlangenhalsvogel
- Schlangenbiss
- Schlangengrube
- Schlangengurke
- Schlangennest
- Warzenschlange
- Autoschlange
- Elefantenrüsselschlange
- schlängeln
- Seeschlange
- szlanga
- klapperslange
- Texas-Klapperschlange
- شلنگ