Where does “Schlüssel” come from?

Schlüssel (German) comes from Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluȥȥil — key.

Schlüssel (German): a key; a bunch of keys; grammatically singular,...

Definitions

  1. a key; a bunch of keys; grammatically singular,...

Ancestry of “Schlüssel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslüzzelkey
2Old High Germansluȥȥilkey
Every word from Old High German sluȥȥilEvery word from Middle High German slüzzel