Where does “Ohrenschmalz” come from?

Ohrenschmalz (German) comes from German Öhr, from Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ohrenschmalz (German): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “Ohrenschmalz”, step by step

Ohrenschmalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖhreye
2Middle High Germanoreear
3Old High Germanōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via German Schmalz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmalzgrease; lard; schmaltz
2Middle High Germansmalz—
3Old High Germansmalzlard, fat
4Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanic*smultą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →