slöjd
English
noun
Definitions
- A system of handicraft-based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish slöjd (sleight of hand, handiwork, skills, handicraft, skilled crafty) derived from Old Swedish sløghþ derived from Old Norse slœgð (cunning) derived from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slōgiþō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sliness English
- sloyd English
- sly English
- slyboots English
- slyish English
- slyly English
- slyness English
- unsly English
- *slōgiþō Proto-Germanic
- hemslöjd Swedish
- slöjd Swedish
- sløgd Norwegian Nynorsk
- sleight Middle English
- sly Middle English
- slœgr Old Norse
- slœgð Old Norse
- slei Welsh
- sløghþ Old Swedish