sleigh

Where does the word "sleigh" come from? It comes from Dutch slee, and was adopted directly into English (1700s).

Sleigh’s story begins in Dutch: slee meant “a sled.” The Dutch word for a sled pulled over snow or ice. It reached English by 1700s as sleigh. Dutch 'slee', a variant of 'slede', sledge; Dutch New Amsterdam brought the word to American English. Today, sleigh means a vehicle mounted on runners, used for travel over snow or ice.

1. Stage 1 · Dutch · medieval slee "a sled", the Dutch word for a sled pulled over snow or ice.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1700s sleigh "a vehicle on runners for travel over snow", Dutch 'slee', a variant of 'slede', sledge; Dutch New Amsterdam brought the word to American English.