slither

English

/ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • (intransitive) To slide

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English slitheren inherited from Old English slidrian (slip, slither, slide) inherited from Proto-Germanic *slidrōną (slide, slither) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (slip, slide, be slippery, slippery) affix from English slide root from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (slip, slide, be slippery, slippery).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sleydʰ-

Gloss

slip, slide, be slippery, slippery

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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