Where does “Löschschlauch” come from?

Löschschlauch (German) comes from German löschen, from Middle High German leschen, from Old High German lescan.

Löschschlauch (German): fire hose

Definitions

  1. fire hose

Ancestry of “Löschschlauch”, step by step

Löschschlauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German löschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöschento quench; to delete, to erase; to unload
2Middle High Germanleschen—
3Old High Germanlescan—

via German Schlauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlauchhose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch
2Middle High Germanslūchslough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss
Every word from Old High German lescan →Every word from Middle High German leschen →Every word from German löschen →