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Where does “Einschluss” come from?

Einschluss (German) comes from German einschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Einschluss (German): inclusion; involvement

Definitions

  1. inclusion; involvement

Ancestry of “Einschluss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinschließento lock up; to include
2Germanschließento shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to...
3Middle High Germanslieȥen—
4Old High Germanslioȥan—
5Proto-West Germanic*sleutan—
6Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
7Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Einschluss”

  • Einschlußkomplex
  • Einschlussverbindung
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