Where does “Kleiderbügel” come from?

Kleiderbügel (German) comes from German Bügel, from Middle High German bügele.

Kleiderbügel (German): coat hanger

Definitions

  1. coat hanger

Ancestry of “Kleiderbügel”, step by step

Kleiderbügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBügelbow; handle, hanger; stirrup
2Middle High Germanbügele—

via German Kleider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKleiderplural of Kleid; clothes
Every word from Middle High German bügele →Every word from German Bügel →