Where does “slange” come from?
slange (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | slango | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |