Where does “Altschliff” come from?

Altschliff (German) comes from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Altschliff (German): old European cut

Definitions

  1. old European cut

Ancestry of “Altschliff”, step by step

Altschliff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt—
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German Schliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchliffsharpening of a blade
2Middle High Germanslif—
3Old High Germanslif—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →