Where does “Speckgürtel” come from?

Speckgürtel (German) comes from German gürtel, from Middle High German gürtel, from Old High German gurtil, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Speckgürtel (German): (affluent) commuter belt

Definitions

  1. (affluent) commuter belt

Ancestry of “Speckgürtel”, step by step

Speckgürtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gürtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangürtelbelt
2Middle High Germangürtel—
3Old High Germangurtilgirdle
4Proto-West Germanic*gurdil—
5Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
6Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via German speck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspeckbacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
2Middle High Germanspec—
3Old High Germanspekbacon
4Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →