Where does “Anschnallgurt” come from?

Anschnallgurt (German) comes from German anschnallen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Anschnallgurt (German): seat belt

Definitions

  1. seat belt

Ancestry of “Anschnallgurt”, step by step

Anschnallgurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German anschnallen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananschnallento fasten someone's seatbelt; to fasten one's...
2Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
3Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German gurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangurtstrap; belt tough band, used for purposes other than being worn around the waist
2Middle High Germangurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an