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Where does “Schleife” come from?

Schleife (German) comes from Middle High German sloufe, from Old High German sloufa.

Schleife (German): a simple sled used in agriculture to pull forward...

Definitions

  1. a simple sled used in agriculture to pull forward...

Ancestry of “Schleife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansloufe—
2Old High Germansloufa—

Words derived from “Schleife”

  • шлейф
  • Schleifchen
  • шлајфа
  • šlajfa
Every word from Old High German sloufa →