Where does “Schlehe” come from?
Schlehe (German) comes from Old High German slêha, from Proto-Germanic slaihǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.
Schlehe (German): sloe, blackthorn
Ancestry of “Schlehe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | slêha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slaihǭ | sloe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |