An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schlüssel

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schlürfen

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Schlüssel

Schluß

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Schlüssel.

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2696206An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchlüsselJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schlüssel, masculine, ‘key,’ from the equivalent Middle High German slüȥȥel, Old High German sluȥȥil, masculine; corresponding to Old Saxon slutil, Dutch sleutel. This derivative of schließen (Gothic *slutila-) is wanting in English, Old Icelandic, and Gothic.