Where does “Bauernschläue” come from?
Bauernschläue (German) comes from German Schläue, from German schlau, from Middle Low German slû, from Czech sluha, from Old Czech [[sluha]]/[[slúha]], from Proto-Slavic sluga, from Proto-Slavic sluti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti — to cover; to incline.
Bauernschläue (German): street smarts
Definitions
- street smarts
Ancestry of “Bauernschläue”, step by step
Bauernschläue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schläue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schläue | shrewdness, slyness |
| 2 | German | schlau | clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slû | — |
| 4 | Czech | sluha | servant |
| 5 | Old Czech | [[sluha]]/[[slúha]] | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sluga | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sluti | to express in words, to utter; to have reputation... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléw-(e)-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via German bauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bauer | farmer male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |