Where does “Erdnussschale” come from?

Erdnussschale (German) comes from German Erdnuss, from German Nuss, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Erdnussschale (German): peanut shell

Definitions

  1. peanut shell

Ancestry of “Erdnussschale”, step by step

Erdnussschale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erdnuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErdnusspeanut, goober; tiger nut, chufa; earthnut pea
2GermanNussnut
3Old High Germannuznut; use
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via German schāle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschālepeel; husk; shell outer layer
2Middle High Germanschāle
3Old High Germanscālashell
4Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts