Where does “Schienbeinschoner” come from?

Schienbeinschoner (German) comes from German Schöner, from German schön, from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Schienbeinschoner (German): shin pad

Definitions

  1. shin pad

Ancestry of “Schienbeinschoner”, step by step

Schienbeinschoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schöner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchönerA native or resident of Schön
2Germanschönbeautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
3Middle High Germanschœnebeautiful
4Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
5Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
6Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
7Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Schienbein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchienbeinshinbone, tibia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄