Where does “Hosengürtel” come from?

Hosengürtel (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.

Hosengürtel (German): trouser belt

Definitions

  1. trouser belt

Ancestry of “Hosengürtel”, step by step

Hosengürtel 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 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →