An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schloß

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schloß
Friedrich Kluge2509698An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schloß1891John Francis Davis

Schloß, n., ‘lock, clasp; castle, palace,’ from MidHG. slō̆ȥ, n., ‘bolt, band, lock, fetter, castle, citadel,’ OHG. slŏȥ, n., ‘lock, bolt’; corresponding to Northern E. slot, sloat, ‘bolt, crossbar’; allied to schließen.