Onzijdig

Gleis

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡlaɪ̯s/
Etymologie (Engels)

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”).

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