Where does “slendre” come from?
slendre (Middle English) comes from Old French esclendre, from Old Dutch slinder, from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.
Ancestry of “slendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esclendre | thin, slender |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slinder | thin, lank |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slindraz | sliding, slippery |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |
Words derived from “slendre”