Where does “Putzgerät” come from?
Putzgerät (German) comes from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Putzgerät (German): cleaning tool
Definitions
- cleaning tool
Ancestry of “Putzgerät”, step by step
Putzgerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gerät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gerät | device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | geræte | equipment; consultation; equipment |
| 3 | Old High German | girāti | advice, consultation |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Putz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Putz | anything adding to outer comeliness, especially |
| 2 | German | putzen | to clean, especially by rubbing with something... |
| 3 | Middle High German | butze | lump, piece, stump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buttaz | cut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰnós | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |