Etymology

Schlei

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Today it means: An estuary in Germany, in the region of Schleswig-Holstein. Full definition →

German Schlei ← Proto-Germanic *slīmą
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*slīmą
  2. German · borrowed fromSchlei
  3. English todaySchlei

Borrowed from German Schlei, found in Old Saxon as Slia (modern Low German Slie) and Old Danish as Slæ, compare slæe (“algae, seaweed”)," presumably related to Proto-Germanic *slīmą.

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