Where does “Schraubenmutter” come from?

Schraubenmutter (German) comes from German mutter, from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Schraubenmutter (German): nut fastener

Definitions

  1. nut fastener

Ancestry of “Schraubenmutter”, step by step

Schraubenmutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuttermother
2Middle High Germanmuotermother
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via German Schraube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchraubescrew
2Middle High Germanschrūbescrew machine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →