Where does “slang” come from?

slang (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian slanga, from Proto-Germanic slangô, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

slang (West Frisian): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “slang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianslanga—
2Proto-Germanicslangôsnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slang”

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