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Where does “slefe” come from?

slefe (Middle English) comes from Old English slīef — sleeve.

Ancestry of “slefe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslīefsleeve

Words derived from “slefe”

  • sleeve
  • undersleeve
  • oversleeve
  • sleevelike
  • sleevemaking
  • sleeveface
  • besleeved
  • besleeve
  • sleeve-link
  • sleevemaker
  • sleevehand
  • スリーブ
Every word from Old English slīef →