Where does “slingen” come from?

slingen (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic slingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “slingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslingwanąto swing, sling; to wind, twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slingen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European slenk- →