Where does “Apfelsinenschale” come from?

Apfelsinenschale (German) comes from German Apfelsine, from Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsien, from Dutch China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Apfelsinenschale (German): orange peel

Definitions

  1. orange peel

Ancestry of “Apfelsinenschale”, step by step

Apfelsinenschale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Apfelsine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanApfelsineorange
2Low GermanAppelsina
3Dutchappelsienorange
4DutchChina
5Portuguesechinaa woman, especially one of Native American...
6Medieval LatinSina
7LatinSīnaethe Chinese, specifically
8Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
9Arabicصِين
10Pahlavičīn
11Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
12Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

via German schāle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschālepeel; husk; shell outer layer
2Middle High Germanschāle
3Old High Germanscālashell
4Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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