Where does “Autoschlange” come from?

Autoschlange (German) comes from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Autoschlange (German): Queue of cars

Definitions

Queue of cars

Ancestry of “Autoschlange”, step by step

Autoschlange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Auto	car
2	German	automobil	automobile
3	Spanish	automóvil	automobile
4	Russian	автомоби́ль	car, automobile, motorcar
5	French	automobile	automotive; automobile
6	French	auto-	auto- regarding oneself
7	Ancient Greek	αὐτο-	self-
8	Ancient Greek	αὐτός	αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ew	away from, off; again
10	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via German Schlange

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Schlange	snake
2	Middle High German	slange	snake
3	Old High German	slango	snake
4	Proto-Germanic	slangô	snake
5	Proto-Indo-European	slenk-	to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	sel-	dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	ser-	to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →