Where does “esclendre” come from?

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

esclendre (Old French): thin, slender

Definitions

  1. thin, slender

Ancestry of “esclendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslinderthin, lank
2Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “esclendre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slindraz →Every word from Old Dutch slinder →