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Where does “slangô” come from?

slangô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

slangô (Proto-Germanic): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “slangô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slangô”

  • schlong
  • boomslang
  • shlong
  • шланг
  • Schlange
  • Giftschlange
  • Luftschlange
  • Warteschlange
  • Brillenschlange
  • Milchschlange
  • Wasserschlange
  • Texas-Klapperschlange
  • Klapperschlange
  • Schlangenstein
  • gifslang
  • slangengif
  • stofzuigerslang
  • tuinslang
  • giftslang
  • wurgslang
  • aspisslang
  • brandslang
  • waterslang
  • Waterslang
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