Where does “Brillenetui” come from?

Brillenetui (German) comes from German Etui, from French étui, from Middle French étui, from Old French estui — container, prison; case, sheath.

Brillenetui (German): spectacles case, glasses case

Definitions

  1. spectacles case, glasses case

Ancestry of “Brillenetui”, step by step

Brillenetui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Etui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEtuicase, étui
2Frenchétuicase; holster; cover
3Middle Frenchétui—
4Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath

via German Brillen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrillenplural of Brille
Every word from Old French estui →Every word from Middle French étui →Every word from French étui →
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