Where does “szlajfa” come from?

szlajfa (Silesian) comes from German schleife, from Middle High German sloufe, from Old High German sloufa.

szlajfa (Silesian): ribbon

Definitions

  1. ribbon

Ancestry of “szlajfa”, step by step

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