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Where does “slange” come from?

slange (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “slange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslangosnake
2Proto-Germanicslangôsnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
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 “slange”

  • schlong
  • shlong
  • шланг
  • Schlange
  • Milchschlange
  • Schlangenstein
  • Warteschlange
  • Luftschlange
  • Wasserschlange
  • Brillenschlange
  • Giftschlange
  • Texas-Klapperschlange
  • Klapperschlange
  • klapperslange
  • شلنگ
  • שלאַנג
  • Schlang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →