Where does “Schnapsdrossel” come from?
Schnapsdrossel (German) comes from German drossel, from Middle High German droschel, from Old High German drōscala, from Proto-Germanic þrustalǭ.
Schnapsdrossel (German): boozehound
Ancestry of “Schnapsdrossel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | drossel | inflection of drosseln:
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| 2 | Middle High German | droschel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drōscala | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrustalǭ | — |