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Where does “Schlüssel” come from?

Schlüssel (German) comes from Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluȥȥil.

Schlüssel (German): a key; a bunch of keys; grammatically singular,...

Definitions

  1. a key; a bunch of keys; grammatically singular,...

Ancestry of “Schlüssel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslüzzel—
2Old High Germansluȥȥil—

Words derived from “Schlüssel”

  • Schlüsselring
  • Türschlüssel
  • Schlüsselkind
  • verschlüsseln
  • Zimmerschlüssel
  • Haustürschlüssel
  • Generalschlüssel
  • Schlüsselrolle
  • Autoschlüssel
  • entschlüsseln
  • Datenbankschlüssel
  • schlüsselfertig
  • Zündschlüssel
  • Schlüsselbein
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