Where does “Schmauchspur” come from?

Schmauchspur (German) comes from German spur, from Middle High German spur, from Old High German spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Schmauchspur (German): (trace or amount of) gunshot residue

Definitions

  1. (trace or amount of) gunshot residue

Ancestry of “Schmauchspur”, step by step

Schmauchspur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
2Middle High Germanspur—
3Old High Germanspor—
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via German Schmauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmauchdense smoke
2Middle High Germansmouch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old High German spor →