slalom

Where does the word "slalom" come from? It comes from Norwegian slalåm, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Slalom’s story begins in Norwegian: slalåm meant “a sloping ski track.” Combining "sla" (sloping) and "låm" (track), a sloping ski track. It reached English by 1900s as slalom. Norwegian 'sloping track'; Arnold Lunn set the first modern slalom at Mürren in 1922. Today, slalom means a skiing race down a winding course marked by gates or poles.

1. Stage 1 · Norwegian · medieval slalåm "a sloping ski track", combining "sla" (sloping) and "låm" (track), a sloping ski track.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s slalom "a downhill ski race with obstacles", Norwegian 'sloping track'; Arnold Lunn set the first modern slalom at Mürren in 1922.