Schlange

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German word Schlange comes from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (Sun.)

*sóh₂wl̥ (Proto-Indo-European)

Sun.

*slenk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*slangô (Proto-Germanic)

Snake.

slango (Old High German)

Snake.

slange (Middle High German)

Schlange (German)

(pejorative) a treacherous woman. (slang) penis. Line (of people waiting), queue. Snake.

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