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Where does “рајсфершлус” come from?

рајсфершлус (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Reißverschluss, from German Verschluß, from German verschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

рајсфершлус (Serbo-Croatian): zip fastener, zipper

Definitions

  1. zip fastener, zipper

Ancestry of “рајсфершлус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReißverschlusszipper
2GermanVerschluß—
3Germanverschließento close; to shut; to lock; to lock up
4Germanschließento shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to...
5Middle High Germanslieȥen—
6Old High Germanslioȥan—
7Proto-West Germanic*sleutan—
8Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
9Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
11Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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