Where does “Gummistiefel” come from?
Gummistiefel (German) comes from German Stiefel, from Old French estival, from Latin aestivālis, from Latin aestīvus, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.
Gummistiefel (German): Wellington boots UK, wellies UK, galoshes US, rubber boots US, rainboots
Definitions
- Wellington boots UK, wellies UK, galoshes US, rubber boots US, rainboots
Ancestry of “Gummistiefel”, step by step
Gummistiefel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.