Where does “Schubladendenken” come from?
Schubladendenken (German) comes from German Schublade, from German lade, from Middle High German lade, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Schubladendenken (German): pigeonholing, stereotyped thinking
Definitions
- pigeonholing, stereotyped thinking
Ancestry of “Schubladendenken”, step by step
Schubladendenken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schublade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schublade | drawer |
| 2 | German | lade | inflection of laden: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lade | board; plank; shutter; shop |
| 4 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |