Where does “Schrumpfschlauch” come from?

Schrumpfschlauch (German) comes from German Schlauch, from Middle High German slūch — slough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss.

Schrumpfschlauch (German): heat shrink tube

Definitions

  1. heat shrink tube

Ancestry of “Schrumpfschlauch”, step by step

Schrumpfschlauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlauchhose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch
2Middle High Germanslūchslough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss

via German schrumpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschrumpfento shrink
Every word from Middle High German slūch →Every word from German Schlauch →