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
Ancestry of “slinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slindraz | sliding, slippery |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |
Words derived from “slinder”