Etymograph

English

Schleswig

Schleswig comes from Danish Slesvig.

  1. DanishmodernSlesvigliterally ‘inlet of the Schlei’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentSchleswig
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. DanishmodernSlesvigliterally ‘inlet of the Schlei’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentSchleswig
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Danish Slesvig

Today it means

name A geographic area and former Danish duchy in Northern Europe, located on the southern Jutland peninsula between the rivers Eider and Kongeå; now politically divided between Denmark and Germany.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Danish Slesvig / Schleswig

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