Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·dutch ·1700s
Sleigh
from slee
- Meaning
- A vehicle on runners for snow travel.
- Source word
- slee
- Route into English
- Dutch *slee* / German *Schlitten* → American English via Hudson Valley settlement.
- Arrived
- 1700s
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