Where does “slinkaną” come from?

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

slinkaną (Proto-Germanic): To creep; crawl; slink

Definitions

  1. To creep; crawl; slink

Ancestry of “slinkaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansleng-—
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 “slinkaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleng- →