Where does “Regenschirm” come from?

Regenschirm (German) comes from German schirm, from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Regenschirm (German): umbrella

Definitions

  1. umbrella

Ancestry of “Regenschirm”, step by step

Regenschirm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schirm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschirmscreen
2Middle High Germanschirm—
3Old High Germanskerm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German Ręgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRęgen—
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “Regenschirm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →
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