Where does “Lendenschurz” come from?

Lendenschurz (German) comes from German lende, from Middle High German lende, from Old High German lentī, from Proto-Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Lendenschurz (German): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “Lendenschurz”, step by step

Lendenschurz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlendeloin
2Middle High Germanlendelanding place
3Old High Germanlentī—
4Proto-Germanic*land—
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German Schurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchurzapron
2Middle High Germanschurz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *land →
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