Etymology

sleigh

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Today it means: A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller) Full definition →

Dutch slee ← Middle Dutch slede ← Proto-Germanic *slidô
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*slidô
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromslede
  3. Dutch · borrowed fromslee
  4. English todaysleigh

From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*slidô all →

sled

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.