An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schleuse

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

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2527895An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchleuseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schleuse, feminine, ‘sluice,’ Modern High German only, formed from Low German slüse, Dutch sluis, ‘aqueduct,’ which is derived from Old French escluse, Modern French écluse (from early Middle Latin sclusa, exclusa). From the same source English sluice is derived.