Where does “Schrägbalken” come from?
Schrägbalken (German) comes from German schräg, from Middle High German schrage, from Old High German screnken, from Proto-Germanic skrankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Schrägbalken (German): bend
Definitions
- bend
Ancestry of “Schrägbalken”, step by step
Schrägbalken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schräg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schräg | oblique; slanted; strange; weird; awkward |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrage | grid of items arranged crosswise, e.g. of wooden... |
| 3 | Old High German | screnken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |