Where does “Büchsenöffner” come from?
Büchsenöffner (German) comes from German Büchse, from Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
Büchsenöffner (German): can opener, tin opener UK
Definitions
- can opener, tin opener UK
Ancestry of “Büchsenöffner”, step by step
Büchsenöffner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büchse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büchse | box, can; rifle |
| 2 | Middle High German | bühse | a box |
| 3 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 5 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 6 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
via German Öffner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öffner | opener; switch |
| 2 | German | öffnen | to open; to open, get, or answer the door; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | offenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | offanōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanōną | to open; to lift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |