English
slinker
From slink + -er.
Formed from slink + -er
Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‘to sneak’
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Proto-Germanic *slinkaną ‘to creep’
Proto-West Germanic *slinkan
Old English slincan ‘to creep’
Middle English slynken
English slink
Today it means
noun One who slinks.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “slinker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / slinker