Where does “Schnürsenkel” come from?

Schnürsenkel (German) comes from German Schnur, from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

Schnürsenkel (German): shoelace

Definitions

  1. shoelace

Ancestry of “Schnürsenkel”, step by step

Schnürsenkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnurcord, string; cable; daughter-in-law
2Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
3Middle High Germansnur—
4Old High Germansnur—
5Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

via German Senkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenkellace
2Old High Germansenkilanchor
3Old High Germansinkanto sink
4Proto-West Germanicsinkwanto sink
5Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuzō →Every word from Old High German snur →
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