Where does “Schleifchen” come from?
Schleifchen (German) comes from German schleife, from Middle High German sloufe, from Old High German sloufa.
Schleifchen (German): diminutive of Schleife
Ancestry of “Schleifchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schleife | inflection of schleifen:
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| 2 | Middle High German | sloufe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sloufa | — |