Where does “Schuhlöffel” come from?

Schuhlöffel (German) comes from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Schuhlöffel (German): shoehorn

Definitions

  1. shoehorn

Ancestry of “Schuhlöffel”, step by step

Schuhlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuhshoe
2Middle High Germanschuo—
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via German löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →