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

  1. 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.

via German Stiefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiefelboot
2Old Frenchestival
3Latinaestivālissummer
4Latinaestīvussummer
5Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
6Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

via German Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
2LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ-
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