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Where does “Schornsteinfegerin” come from?

Schornsteinfegerin (German) comes from German Schornsteinfeger, from German Schornstein, from Old High German scorrenstein.

Schornsteinfegerin (German): female chimney sweep

Definitions

  1. female chimney sweep

Ancestry of “Schornsteinfegerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchornsteinfegerchimney sweep
2GermanSchornsteinchimney
3Old High Germanscorrenstein—
Every word from Old High German scorrenstein →