Where does “slinder” come from?

slinder (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slinder (Old Dutch): thin, lank

Definitions

  1. thin, lank

Ancestry of “slinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “slinder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slindraz →