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Where does “Schleswig-Holstein” come from?

Schleswig-Holstein (German) comes from German Schleswig, from Danish Slesvig.

Ancestry of “Schleswig-Holstein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchleswig—
2DanishSlesvig—

Words derived from “Schleswig-Holstein”

  • schleswig-holsteinisch
Every word from Danish Slesvig →