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Where does “bobslee” come from?

bobslee (Dutch) comes from Dutch slee, from Dutch slede, from Middle Dutch slēde, from Old Dutch slido, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

bobslee (Dutch): bobsleigh, bobsled, a sled used for the...

Definitions

  1. bobsleigh, bobsled, a sled used for the...

Ancestry of “bobslee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsleesled, sleigh, wheelless vehicle which glides on...
2DutchsledeDated form of slee
3Middle Dutchslēde—
4Old Dutchslido—
5Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh
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