Where does “slendeare” come from?

slendeare (Yola) comes from Middle English sclendre, from Old French esclendre, from Old Dutch slinder, from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slendeare (Yola): slender

Definitions

  1. slender

Ancestry of “slendeare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsclendreScrawny, haggard, gaunt
2Old Frenchesclendrethin, slender
3Old Dutchslinderthin, lank
4Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
5Proto-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 →
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