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

Definitions

  1. diminutive of Schleife

Ancestry of “Schleifchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifeinflection of schleifen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germansloufe—
3Old High Germansloufa—
Every word from Old High German sloufa →