Where does “Vorhängeschloss” come from?
Vorhängeschloss (German) comes from German schloß, from Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic slutą.
Vorhängeschloss (German): padlock
Ancestry of “Vorhängeschloss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | schloß | Alternative form of schloss |
| 2 | Middle High German | slōz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sloz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slutą | — |