An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schloß

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

Schloß

Schloße

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

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2696192An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchloßJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schloß, neuter, ‘lock, clasp; castle, palace,’ from Middle High German slō̆ȥ, neuter, ‘bolt, band, lock, fetter, castle, citadel,’ Old High German slŏȥ, neuter, ‘lock, bolt’; corresponding to Northern English slot, sloat, ‘bolt, crossbar’; allied to schließen.