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English word Slytherin comes from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ-, Proto-Germanic *-ōną, and later Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (To slide, to slip.)
*sleydʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*-ōną (Proto-Germanic)
Creates denominative verbs from nouns.. Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
*slīdaną (Proto-Germanic)
To slide, to slip.
*slidraz (Proto-Germanic)
Slippery, characterized by sliding.
*slidrōną (Proto-Germanic)
To slide, slip.
slidrian (Old English)
slideren (Middle English)
Slip.
slither (English)
(intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.. (intransitive) To slide.
Slytherin (English)
A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.