Where does “шлейф” come from?

шлейф (Russian) comes from German schleife, from Middle High German sloufe, from Old High German sloufa.

шлейф (Russian): train, tail; plume

Definitions

  1. train, tail; plume

Ancestry of “шлейф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifeinflection of schleifen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germansloufe—
3Old High Germansloufa—
Every word from Old High German sloufa →Every word from Middle High German sloufe →Every word from German schleife →