Where does “Lüsterklemme” come from?

Lüsterklemme (German) comes from German Lüster, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom — bright; to shine; to see.

Lüsterklemme (German): terminal strip, lustre terminal, luster terminal, screw terminal, connector strip, chocolate block

Definitions

  1. terminal strip, lustre terminal, luster terminal, screw terminal, connector strip, chocolate block

Ancestry of “Lüsterklemme”, step by step

Lüsterklemme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lüster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLüsterchandelier
2Frenchlustrelustrum; period of five years; a very long time;...
3Middle Frenchlustrelustre; shine
4Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Italianlustrareto polish, shine
6Latinlūstrōto purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice
7Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
8Old Latinloustrom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via German Klemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlemmeclamp; grip; difficult situation
2Germanklemmento jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...
3Middle High Germanklemmen
4Old High Germanklemmen
5Proto-Germanic*klammjan
6Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstromEvery word from Old Latin loustrom