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Where does “slingwan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slingwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslingwanąto swing, sling; to wind, twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slingwan”

  • chlinguer
  • schlingen
  • umschlingen
  • Umschlingung
  • Schlinge
  • шлинга
  • šlinga
  • slinga
  • slingan
  • slinge
  • slingen
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