Where does “Gürtelschlaufe” come from?
Gürtelschlaufe (German) comes from German gürtel, from Middle High German gürtel, from Old High German gurtil, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
Gürtelschlaufe (German): belt loop
Definitions
- belt loop
Ancestry of “Gürtelschlaufe”, step by step
Gürtelschlaufe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gürtel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gürtel | belt |
| 2 | Middle High German | gürtel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gurtil | girdle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gurdil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gurdilaz | girdle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gurdijaną | to gird |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
via German Schlaufe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlaufe | loop, noose string formed into a ring |