Where does “Schulterkragen” come from?

Schulterkragen (German) comes from German Kragen, from Middle High German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-.

Schulterkragen (German): shoulder cape

Definitions

  1. shoulder cape

Ancestry of “Schulterkragen”, step by step

Schulterkragen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKragencollar; neck
2Middle High Germankrageneck
3Proto-Germanic*kragô—
4Proto-Indo-European*gʷrogʰ-—

via German schulter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschulterinflection of schultern: ## first-person singular...
2Old High Germanscultera—
3Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kragô →Every word from Middle High German krage →
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