Where does “sleng-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sleng-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sleng-

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