Where does “Schléif” come from?
Schléif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German slēha, from Proto-Germanic slaihǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.
Schléif (Luxembourgish): sloe
Ancestry of “Schléif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | slēha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slaihǭ | sloe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |