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No. The German word for key is schlüßel. The English word key is derived from the French word clé, meaning key.
by nagrom 12y ago
No. The German word for key is schlüßel. The English word key is derived from the French word clé, meaning key.
- lobster_johnson 12y agoNot really. http://etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=Key&searchmode=none http://etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=Ke...
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- keerthiko 12y agoAccording to Google[1] key in English is from an old English word of unknown origin. It also doesn't mean it has to come from the word of the exact same meaning in its origin language [1] https://www.google.com/webhp?ie=UTF-8#q=etymology%20key https://www.google.com/webhp?ie=UTF-8#q=etymology%20key
- richardfontana 12y agoWiktionary claims otherwise: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/key#Etymology_1 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/key#Etymology_1