Where does “slinkan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slinkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicslinkanąTo creep; crawl; slink
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleng-—
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 “slinkan”

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