Gleis

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (neuter, strong) railway (track on which trains run)
2. (neuter, strong) track

Têgeh

şivîl

xetban

Hevwate

Schiene

Bahn

Bahnlinie

Eisenbahn

Spur

Trasse

Fahrweg

Bahngleis

Eisenbahnlinie

Schienenstrang

Gleise

Fahrbahn

Geleise

Bahnsystem

Bahnwesen

Trassee

Bahnsteig

Barren

Linie

Mittel

Route

Schienen

Schienennetz

Straße

Strecke

Weg

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Schienenweg

Eisenbahnstrecke

Werger

voie

rail

vía

track

binario

voie ferrée

ray

rail

spoor

ferrovia

trilho

carril

chemin de fer

platform

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

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Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: geleis

Hevwate bi Middle High German: leise

Hevwate bi Old High German: leisa

In summary

The contemporary form is shortened from Geleise, from Middle High German geleis (“track”), cognate with Middle High German leise, from Old High German leisa, from Proto-Germanic *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace, track”).