Where does “Schlittschuh” come from?

Schlittschuh (German) comes from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Schlittschuh (German): ice skate

Definitions

  1. ice skate

Ancestry of “Schlittschuh”, step by step

Schlittschuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuhshoe
2Middle High Germanschuo—
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via German Schritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrittstep, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...
2Proto-Germanicskridiz—
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Schlittschuh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →