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slingen.

to sling

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to sling

    dated
  2. to wind, to coil

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Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch slingen, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”). Cognate to English sling, German schlingen.

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