Where does “Sattelgurt” come from?

Sattelgurt (German) comes from German Sattel, from Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic sadul, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Sattelgurt (German): girth, saddle girth, cinch

Definitions

  1. girth, saddle girth, cinch

Ancestry of “Sattelgurt”, step by step

Sattelgurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sattel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSattelsaddle
2Middle High Germansatel—
3Old High Germansatal—
4Proto-West Germanicsadulsaddle
5Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via German gurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangurtstrap; belt tough band, used for purposes other than being worn around the waist
2Middle High Germangurt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →