Where does “Boxhandschuh” come from?

Boxhandschuh (German) comes from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er — he, she.

Boxhandschuh (German): boxing glove

Definitions

  1. boxing glove

Ancestry of “Boxhandschuh”, step by step

Boxhandschuh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German boxen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanboxento box
2Italianboxareto box
3Russianбоксироватьto box
4Russianбоксboxing; box; box cut
5FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
6EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
7Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
8French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
9English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
10Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
11Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
12Latin-ārefirst conjugation
13Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
14Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
15Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
16Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
17Chichewaiyehe, she

via German hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandhand
2Middle High Germanhanthand
3Old High Germanhanthand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via German Schuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuhshoe
2Middle High Germanschuo
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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