Where does “שלעסל” come from?

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

שלעסל (Yiddish): zipper, zip fastener

Definitions

  1. zipper, zip fastener

Ancestry of “שלעסל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאָסlock; castle
2Middle High Germanslōz—
3Old High Germansloz—
4Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “שלעסל”

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