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Where does “slenk-” come from?

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

slenk- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...

Definitions

  1. to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...

Ancestry of “slenk-”, 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 “slenk-”

  • slunk
  • slink
  • slinky
  • schlong
  • boomslang
  • shlong
  • slinker
  • slinkily
  • slinketh
  • slinkiness
  • slinkest
  • шланг
  • Brillenschlange
  • Milchschlange
  • Luftschlange
  • Texas-Klapperschlange
  • Klapperschlange
  • Schlange
  • Schlangenstein
  • Warteschlange
  • Wasserschlange
  • Giftschlange
  • slinkt
  • slinks
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