Where does “Schlagschrauber” come from?

Schlagschrauber (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,...

Schlagschrauber (German): impact screwdriver

Definitions

  1. impact screwdriver

Ancestry of “Schlagschrauber”, step by step

Schlagschrauber 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 Schrauber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrauber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan