Where does “Siebenmeilenstiefel” come from?

Siebenmeilenstiefel (German) comes from German Meile, from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Siebenmeilenstiefel (German): a seven-league boot one of a pair of boots enabling the wearer to cross seven leagues at one stride

Definitions

  1. a seven-league boot one of a pair of boots enabling the wearer to cross seven leagues at one stride

Ancestry of “Siebenmeilenstiefel”, step by step

Siebenmeilenstiefel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeilemile; league
2Middle High Germanmīle—
3Old High Germanmīlamile
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via German Stiefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiefelboot
2Old Frenchestival—
3Latinaestivālissummer
4Latinaestīvussummer
5Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
6Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

via German Sieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiebenseven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
2Middle High Germansiben—
3Old High Germansibunseven
4Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →