Where does “Schuhputzer” come from?

Schuhputzer (German) comes from German Putzer, from German putzen, from Middle High German butze, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Schuhputzer (German): shoeshiner

Definitions

  1. shoeshiner

Ancestry of “Schuhputzer”, step by step

Schuhputzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Putzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPutzercleaner, batman
2Germanputzento clean, especially by rubbing with something...
3Middle High Germanbutzelump, piece, stump
4Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →