Where does “Schnurgerüst” come from?

Schnurgerüst (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.

Schnurgerüst (German): batter board

Definitions

  1. batter board

Ancestry of “Schnurgerüst”, step by step

Schnurgerüst 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 Gerüst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerüstscaffold, scaffolding
2Middle High Germangerüste—
3Old High Germangirusti—
4Proto-West Germanichrustiadornment, accoutrements
5Proto-Germanichrustizarmour, armament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →