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Schlep

2 stages from Yiddish to English.

Today it means to carry or haul something with effort, or a tedious journey
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Stage 1 of 2
shlepn
Yiddish · medieval
"to drag, haul"
meaning "to drag" or "haul"
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Stage 2 of 2
schlep
English · 1900s
"to carry or haul with effort"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking immigrant communities
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