An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schlittschuh

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

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2696188An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchlittschuhJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schlittschuh, masculine, ‘skate,’ Modern High German only in its present sense, for earlier Modern High German Schrittschuh. Compare Middle High German schriteschuoch, neuter, ‘league-boot, shoe for flying.’