slenk-, sleng-
to turn, wind; creep, slink
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | an. (+) slyngva ‘schwingen, schleudern’; ahd. slingan ‘verfallen’{2} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | an. (+) sløngva ‘fortschleudern’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | lit. slenkù, (sliñkti) ‘kriechen, schleichen’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English | slingshot | Y-shaped stick with elastic strap for flinging small stones | n | AHD LRC |
| English | lumbricoid | creature resembling earthworm | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | sling, slung | to fling, cast forcibly | vb.str.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | slink, slunk | to go/move furtively/stealthily | vb.str.intrans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Slinker | a.k.a. Gollum in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| Old English | slincan | to slink, creep | vb.str | W7 ASD LRC |
| Old English | slingan | to wind, worm, twist | vb.str | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | slingen | to sling | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | slinken | to slink | vb | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | slang | snake | n | TLL LRC |
| Old Saxon | slango | snake | n | KSW LRC |
| Old High German | slango | snake | n | KDW LRC |
| Old High German | slīhhan | to slink, creep, crawl | vb | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | slingan | to wind, worm, twist | vb | ASD LRC |
| German | Schlange | snake | n | TLL LRC |
| German | schlingen | to wind, twist, weave | vb | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic | slyngva | to wind | vb | ASD LRC |
| Danish | slange | snake | n | TLL LRC |
| Old Swedish | slinka | to slink, creep | vb | IEW LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | lumbricus | earthworm | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Lithuanian | sliñkti, sleñka, sliñko | to pass, slip | vb | LRC |