Where does “Schlaghose” come from?

Schlaghose (German) comes from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Schlaghose (German): bell-bottoms, flares

Definitions

  1. bell-bottoms, flares

Ancestry of “Schlaghose”, step by step

Schlaghose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
2Middle High Germanslac—
3Old High Germanslag—
4Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
5Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
6Low Germanslagge—
7Middle Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
9Old Saxonslāhanto hit
10Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
11Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhosetrousers
2Middle High Germanhose—
3Old High Germanhosapants
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →