Where does “Schlupfloch” come from?

Schlupfloch (German) comes from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

Schlupfloch (German): bolthole

Definitions

  1. bolthole

Ancestry of “Schlupfloch”, step by step

Schlupfloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via German schlüpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüpfento slip; to hatch
2Middle High Germanslüpfen
3Old High Germanslupfen
4Proto-Germanicslupjaną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókusEvery word from Proto-Celtic lokuEvery word from Old Irish loch