- sled (n.)
- late 14c., "a sledge used for transport of heavy goods," from Middle Dutch sledde "sled," from Proto-Germanic *slido (cf. Old Saxon slido, Old Norse sleði, Danish slæde, Swedish släde, Old High German slito, German Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as Old English slidan (see slide (v.)). In reference to a sledge used for travel or recreation, it is attested from 1580s, now mainly American English.
- sled (v.)
- "ride on a sled," 1780, from sled (n.). Related: Sledded; sledding.