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
Ancestry of “שלאָס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | slōz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sloz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slutą | — |
Words derived from “שלאָס”