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Where does “Schlauch” come from?

Schlauch (German) comes from Middle High German slūch — slough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss.

Schlauch (German): hose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch

Definitions

  1. hose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch

Ancestry of “Schlauch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslūchslough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss

Words derived from “Schlauch”

  • Schrumpfschlauch
  • schlauchförmig
  • Feuerwehrschlauch
  • Schlauchpilz
  • Schlauchboot
  • Schlauchsocke
  • szlauch
  • šlauh
  • шлаух
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