Where does “Schnäppchenladen” come from?
Schnäppchenladen (German) comes from German lāden, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Schnäppchenladen (German): variety store
Definitions
- variety store
Ancestry of “Schnäppchenladen”, step by step
Schnäppchenladen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lāden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lāden | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German Schnäppchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnäppchen | a bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality;... |
| 2 | German | -chen | nowadays the most common suffix to create a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -echen | — |