Where does “Einkaufswagenchip” come from?

Einkaufswagenchip (German) comes from German Einkaufswagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.

Einkaufswagenchip (German): trolley token coin-shaped piece of plastic or metal used to unhitch shopping trolleys in supermarkets and the like

Definitions

  1. trolley token coin-shaped piece of plastic or metal used to unhitch shopping trolleys in supermarkets and the like

Ancestry of “Einkaufswagenchip”, step by step

Einkaufswagenchip traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Einkaufswagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinkaufswagenshopping cart, shopping trolley
2Germanwägento weigh something
3Middle High Germanwāgen
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwagwave
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via German Chip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChipchip
2EnglishChipA diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles
3Middle Englishchipfragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
4Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
5Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
6Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via German einkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkaufpurchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
2Middle High Germaneinkauf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wāg
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