Where does “Reißverschluss” come from?

Reißverschluss (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Reißverschluss (German): zipper

Definitions

  1. zipper

Ancestry of “Reißverschluss”, step by step

Reißverschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verschluß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerschlußclosure, closing, breechblock, shutter
2Germanverschließento close; to shut; to lock; to lock up
3Germanschließento shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to...
4Middle High Germanslieȥen
5Old High Germanslioȥan
6Proto-West Germanic*sleutanto bolt, lock
7Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
8Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via German Reißen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReißento tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “Reißverschluss

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-