Where does “slangord” come from?
slangord (Swedish) comes from Swedish slang, from English slang, from English sling, from English spiderling, from English Ling, from Middle English ling, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
slangord (Swedish): a word from slang
Definitions
- a word from slang
Ancestry of “slangord”, step by step
slangord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish slang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slang | hose, tube, flexible pipe; slang |
| 2 | English | slang | Language outside of conventional usage and in the... |
| 3 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 4 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 5 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 6 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 7 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |