Where does “Kehrleiste” come from?

Kehrleiste (German) comes from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Kehrleiste (German): baseboard, skirting board, mopboard

Definitions

  1. baseboard, skirting board, mopboard

Ancestry of “Kehrleiste”, step by step

Kehrleiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kehren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankehrento sweep; to turn; to care about
2Middle High Germankēren—
3Old High Germankerian—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via German Leiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeisteledge; groin; bar
2Middle High Germanlīstestrip of cloth
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- →