Where does “Metallschraubverschluss” come from?
Metallschraubverschluss (German) comes from German Schraubverschluss, from German Verschluß, from German verschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Metallschraubverschluss (German): metal screw cap
Definitions
- metal screw cap
Ancestry of “Metallschraubverschluss”, step by step
Metallschraubverschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schraubverschluss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schraubverschluss | screw cap |
| 2 | German | Verschluß | closure, closing, breechblock, shutter |
| 3 | German | verschließen | to close; to shut; to lock; to lock up |
| 4 | German | schließen | to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German metall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | metall | metal |
| 2 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 3 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 4 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 5 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 6 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |