Where does “Schnapsidee” come from?

Schnapsidee (German) comes from German Idee, from French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Schnapsidee (German): An impractical idea which seems brilliant when...

Definitions

  1. An impractical idea which seems brilliant when...

Ancestry of “Schnapsidee”, step by step

Schnapsidee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Idee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIdeeidea
2Frenchidéeidea
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Schnaps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnapsspirit, booze, hard liquor
2Low GermanSnapps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →