Where does “Schlitten” come from?

Schlitten (German) comes from Middle High German slite, from Old High German slito, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

Schlitten (German): sled; sledge; sleigh

Definitions

  1. sled; sledge; sleigh

Ancestry of “Schlitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslite—
2Old High Germanslitosled
3Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh

Words derived from “Schlitten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slidô →Every word from Old High German slito →Every word from Middle High German slite →