Where does “سلینڈر” come from?

سلینڈر (Ushojo) comes from Urdu سلینڈر, from English slender, from Middle English slendre, from Old French esclendre, from Old Dutch slinder, from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

سلینڈر (Ushojo): slender

Definitions

  1. slender

Ancestry of “سلینڈر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسلینڈرslender
2EnglishslenderThin; slim; meagre; deficient; Palatalized
3Middle Englishslendre—
4Old Frenchesclendrethin, slender
5Old Dutchslinderthin, lank
6Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slindraz →Every word from Old Dutch slinder →