Where does “Schrottpresse” come from?

Schrottpresse (German) comes from German Schrott, from Central Franconian Schrott, from Middle High German schrāt, 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- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Schrottpresse (German): scrap press, car crusher

Definitions

  1. scrap press, car crusher

Ancestry of “Schrottpresse”, step by step

Schrottpresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schrott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrottscrap; junk
2Central FranconianSchrottscrap
3Middle High Germanschrāt
4Old High Germanscrōt
5Proto-Germanicskraudōcut, crack; piece, shred
6Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via German presse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpresseinflection of pressen: ## first-person singular...
2GermanPressenplural of Presse
3Middle High Germanpressen
4Old High Germanpressōn
5Latinpressō
6Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew-