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Slytherin

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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.

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