Where does “giftslange” come from?
giftslange (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk slange, from Middle Low German slange, 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.
giftslange (Norwegian Nynorsk): a poisonous or venomous snake
Definitions
- a poisonous or venomous snake
Ancestry of “giftslange”, step by step
giftslange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk slange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | slange | a snake; a hose, a tube; to move like a snake |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slange | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | slango | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |