Where does “Schrotflinte” come from?

Schrotflinte (German) comes from German schrôt, from Middle High German schrōt, from Old High German scrōt, from Proto-Germanic skraudō, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Schrotflinte (German): shotgun

Definitions

  1. shotgun

Ancestry of “Schrotflinte”, step by step

Schrotflinte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schrôt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschrôtcrushed grain
2Middle High Germanschrōt—
3Old High Germanscrōt—
4Proto-Germanicskraudōcut, crack; piece, shred
5Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via German Flinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlinteshotgun
2Swedishflintaflint (mineral)
3Middle Low Germanvlint—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew- →