Where does “שלאָסער” come from?

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

שלאָסער (Yiddish): locksmith

Definitions

  1. locksmith

Ancestry of “שלאָסער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאָסlock; castle
2Middle High Germanslōz—
3Old High Germansloz—
4Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Old High German sloz →Every word from Middle High German slōz →