Etymograph

English

slipstring

From slip + string.

A compound of slip + string

Middle English slippen

English slip

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’

Proto-Germanic *strangiz

Proto-West Germanic *strangi

Old English strenġ

Middle English string

English string

Today it means

noun A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slipstring”. 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 / slipstring