Where does “Schreiner” come from?

Schreiner (German) comes from Middle High German schrīnære, from Middle High German schrīn, from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Schreiner (German): joiner

Definitions

  1. joiner

Ancestry of “Schreiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrīnære
2Middle High Germanschrīncupboard
3Old High Germanskrīni
4Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Schreiner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin scriniumEvery word from Old High German skrīni
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