Where does “slinkan” come from?
slinkan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic slinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleng-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Ancestry of “slinkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slinkaną | To creep; crawl; slink |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sleng- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “slinkan”