Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “slōz” come from?

slōz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

Ancestry of “slōz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansloz—
2Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “slōz”

  • Vorhängeschloss
  • Luftschloss
  • Schloss
  • loss
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →