Where does “שלאָס” come from?

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

שלאָס (Yiddish): lock; castle

Definitions

  1. lock; castle

Ancestry of “שלאָס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslōz—
2Old High Germansloz—
3Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “שלאָס”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Old High German sloz →Every word from Middle High German slōz →