Where does “Hosenbund” come from?

Hosenbund (German) comes from German hose, from Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic hosā, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Hosenbund (German): trouser waistband

Definitions

  1. trouser waistband

Ancestry of “Hosenbund”, step by step

Hosenbund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhosetrousers
2Middle High Germanhose—
3Old High Germanhosapants
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German bund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbundalliance, federation, league
2Middle High Germanbunt—
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hosā →
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