"Schlee" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Schlees [plural]
Etymology: German surname, from the noun Schlehe (“sloe bush”). Also from the archaic Middle High German slē (“slow, lethargic”), from Old High German slēo, from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“weak, sluggish, lethargic”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmh|slē|t=slow, lethargic}} Middle High German slē (“slow, lethargic”), {{der|en|goh|slēo}} Old High German slēo, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*slaiw}} Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, {{der|en|gem-pro|*slaiwaz|t=weak, sluggish, lethargic}} Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“weak, sluggish, lethargic”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Schlees}} Schlee (plural Schlees)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Schlee-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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