Where does “Sauseschritt” come from?

Sauseschritt (German) comes from German Schritt, from Proto-Germanic skridiz, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “Sauseschritt”, step by step

Sauseschritt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrittstep, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...
2Proto-Germanicskridiz—
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German sausen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansausento rush; to dash, to whizz
2Old High Germansūsōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →
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