Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slangô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslɑŋ.ɡɔːː/

Noun

*slangô m

snake
Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *wurmiz

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *slangô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slangô	*slanganiz
vocative	*slangô	*slanganiz
accusative	*slanganų	*slanganunz
genitive	*slanginiz	*slanganǫ̂
dative	*slangini	*slangammaz
instrumental	*slanginē	*slangammiz

Related terms

*slingwaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *slangō
- Old Frisian: *slanga m, *slange f
  - North Frisian: slaang, slang, slånge
  - Saterland Frisian: Sloange, Slange
  - West Frisian: slange, slang
- Old Saxon: slango
  - Middle Low German: slange
    - Plautdietsch: Schlang
- Old Dutch: slango
  - Middle Dutch: slange
    - Dutch: slang
      - Afrikaans: slang
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: slanggi
      - Negerhollands: slang, slaṅ
      - Skepi Creole Dutch: slanka
      - → Aukan: salan
      - → Caribbean Javanese: selang
      - → Indonesian: slang (“hose”)
      - → Papiamentu: slan
    - Limburgish: slang
- Old High German: slango
  - Middle High German: schlange
    - German: Schlange (see there for further descendants)
    - Hunsrik: Schlang
    - Luxembourgish: Schlaang
    - Yiddish: שלאַנג (shlang)
      - → English: schlong
Old Norse: slangi m, slanga f
- Icelandic: slanga
- Faroese: slanga
- Norwegian Nynorsk: slange
- Danish: slange
  - Norwegian Bokmål: slange
- Swedish: slang
- Gutnish: slangr, slang

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