Where does “שליסל” come from?

שליסל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluȥȥil — key.

שליסל (Yiddish): key; clue; clef

Definitions

  1. key; clue; clef

Ancestry of “שליסל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslüzzelkey
2Old High Germansluȥȥilkey
Every word from Old High German sluȥȥil →Every word from Middle High German slüzzel →