Where does “schoenlepel” come from?

schoenlepel (Dutch) comes from Dutch schoen, from Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Old Saxon skōh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

schoenlepel (Dutch): shoehorn

Definitions

  1. shoehorn

Ancestry of “schoenlepel”, step by step

schoenlepel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoenshoe
2Middle Dutchschoeshoe
3Old Dutchskuo
4Old Saxonskōhshoe
5Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
6Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Dutch lepel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlepelspoon
2Middle Dutchlēpelspoon
3Old Dutchlepil
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-
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