Where does “Schundblatt” come from?

Schundblatt (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Schundblatt (German): rag a newspaper or magazine of poor quality

Definitions

  1. rag a newspaper or magazine of poor quality

Ancestry of “Schundblatt”, step by step

Schundblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblattleaf green and flat organ of a plant
2Middle High Germanblatleaf
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German Schund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchundtrash, rubbish
2Germanschindento mistreat, maltreat; to make an effort, to...
3Middle High Germanschinden
4Old High Germanskinden
5Proto-Germanicskindijaną
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-