Where does “Klaupaschlang” come from?

Klaupaschlang (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schlang, 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.

Klaupaschlang (Plautdietsch): rattlesnake

Definitions

  1. rattlesnake

Ancestry of “Klaupaschlang”, step by step

Klaupaschlang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Schlang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchlangsnake, serpent
2Middle Low Germanslange
3Old Saxonslango
4Proto-Germanicslangôsnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Plautdietsch Klaupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKlaupa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European slenk-