Where does “Gürtelschnalle” come from?

Gürtelschnalle (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.

Gürtelschnalle (German): belt buckle

Definitions

  1. belt buckle

Ancestry of “Gürtelschnalle”, step by step

Gürtelschnalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gürtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangürtelbelt
2Middle High Germangürtel—
3Old High Germangurtilgirdle
4Proto-West Germanic*gurdil—
5Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
6Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via German Schnalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnalleanything that fastens and secures the position of...
2Middle High Germansnallebuckle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →