Where does “Etikettenschwindel” come from?
Etikettenschwindel (German) comes from German Etikett, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Etikettenschwindel (German): fraudulent labeling, label fraud
Definitions
- fraudulent labeling, label fraud
Ancestry of “Etikettenschwindel”, step by step
Etikettenschwindel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Etikett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Etikett | label; tag |
| 2 | French | étiquette | tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquette | small pole; small note |
| 4 | Old French | estechier | to attach, stick |
| 5 | Frankish | stikkan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |