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Where does “schuhplattler” come from?

schuhplattler (English) comes from German Schuhplattler, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, 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,...

schuhplattler (English): A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which...

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  1. A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which...

Ancestry of “schuhplattler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuhplattler—
2GermanSchuhshoe
3Middle High Germanschuo—
4Old High Germanscuohshoe
5Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
6Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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