Where does “Schlupfwinkel” come from?

Schlupfwinkel (German) comes from German Schlupf, from German schlüpfen, from Middle High German slüpfen, from Old High German slupfen, from Proto-Germanic slupjaną.

Schlupfwinkel (German): nook, corner; hideout, lair

Definitions

  1. nook, corner; hideout, lair

Ancestry of “Schlupfwinkel”, step by step

Schlupfwinkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlupf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlupfslip; slip, slippage; hatch
2Germanschlüpfento slip; to hatch
3Middle High Germanslüpfen—
4Old High Germanslupfen—
5Proto-Germanicslupjaną—

via German winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwinkelangle, nook; corner seen from the inside
2Middle High Germanwinkel—
3Old High Germanwinkilcorner
4Proto-Germanic*winkil—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Germanic slupjaną →Every word from Old High German slupfen →Every word from Middle High German slüpfen →