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Where does “schlingen” come from?

schlingen (German) comes from Middle High German slinden, from Old High German slintan.

schlingen (German): to wind; to loop, tie, knot; to wind, coil

Definitions

  1. to wind; to loop, tie, knot; to wind, coil

Ancestry of “schlingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslinden—
2Old High Germanslintan—

Words derived from “schlingen”

  • chlinguer
  • Umschlingung
  • umschlingen
Every word from Old High German slintan →