Where does “slinken” come from?

slinken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slinkan, from Proto-Germanic slinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleng-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

slinken (Middle Dutch): to cave, to collapse inwards

Definitions

  1. to cave, to collapse inwards

Ancestry of “slinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslinkan—
2Proto-GermanicslinkanąTo creep; crawl; slink
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleng-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slinken”

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