English slither

← Old English slidrian (inherited)

← German schlittern (cognate)

← English slide (affix)

← English -er (affix)

← English slide (mention)

← Middle English slitheren (inherited)

← Middle English slideren (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (derived)

← Dutch slidderen (cognate)

→ English -er (mention)

→ English slender (link)

→ English slithery (suffix)

→ English slitherer (suffix)

→ English slitherlink (compound)

→ English Slytherin (mention)

→ English slithersome (suffix)

→ English aslither (prefix)

→ Middle English slider (link)