Where does “sløyfe” come from?

sløyfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle High German sloufe, from Old High German sloufa.

sløyfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a loop

Definitions

  1. a loop

Ancestry of “sløyfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansloufe—
2Old High Germansloufa—
Every word from Old High German sloufa →Every word from Middle High German sloufe →
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