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Where does “slede” come from?

slede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slido, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

Ancestry of “slede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslido—
2Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh

Words derived from “slede”

  • sleeën
  • bakslede
  • bobslee
  • slee
  • slede
Every word from Proto-Germanic slidô →