Where does “Schloss” come from?

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

Schloss (Pennsylvania German): lock

Definitions

  1. lock

Ancestry of “Schloss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslōz—
2Old High Germansloz—
3Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Old High German sloz →Every word from Middle High German slōz →