Where does “Abstellgleis” come from?

Abstellgleis (German) comes from German Gleis, from German Geleise, from German geleis — track.

Abstellgleis (German): sidetrack, siding

Definitions

  1. sidetrack, siding

Ancestry of “Abstellgleis”, step by step

Abstellgleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleisrailway; track
2GermanGeleiseAlternative form of Gleis
3Germangeleistrack

via German abstellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabstellento put down, to set down; to turn off, to switch...
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