Where does “isileyi” come from?

isileyi (Xhosa) comes from Dutch slee, from Dutch slede, from Middle Dutch slēde, from Old Dutch slido, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

isileyi (Xhosa): sledge

Definitions

  1. sledge

Ancestry of “isileyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsleesled, sleigh, wheelless vehicle which glides on...
2DutchsledeDated form of slee
3Middle Dutchslēdesled, sleigh
4Old Dutchslido—
5Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh
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