Where does “Scheuerleiste” come from?
Scheuerleiste (German) comes from German scheuern, from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
Scheuerleiste (German): baseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Definitions
- baseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Ancestry of “Scheuerleiste”, step by step
Scheuerleiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German scheuern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | scheuern | to scrub; to scour; to chafe |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schuren | to scour, to scrub |
| 3 | Old French | escurer | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | scuro | — |
| 5 | Latin | cūrō | to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to |
| 6 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |