The word 'schlep' is originally from Yiddish 'shlepn'

'Schlep' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'shlepn'. The word entered the English language some time around 1922.

schlep [verb] [1922]

• drag
• to proceed or move especially slowly, tediously, awkwardly, or carelessly

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Etymology: Yiddish 'shlepn' from Middle High German 'sleppen' from Middle Low German 'slēpen'

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