Where does “Schischke” come from?

Schischke (German) comes from Czech šiška, from Old Czech šiška, from Proto-Slavic šišьka — cone fruit of conifer.

Schischke (German): cone of a conifer

Definitions

  1. cone of a conifer

Ancestry of “Schischke”, step by step

Schischke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech šiška

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšiškacone; loaf; a small dumpling
2Old Czechšiška—
3Proto-Slavicšišьkacone fruit of conifer

via Polish szyszka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszyszkacone; honcho, head honcho
Every word from Proto-Slavic šišьka →Every word from Old Czech šiška →Every word from Czech šiška →