Where does “Staubfänger” come from?

Staubfänger (German) comes from German staub, from Old High German stoup.

Staubfänger (German): dust catcher; something that is rarely used and catches dust

Definitions

  1. dust catcher; something that is rarely used and catches dust

Ancestry of “Staubfänger”, step by step

Staubfänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German staub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstaubdust
2Old High Germanstoup—

via German Fänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFängeragent noun of fangen
Every word from Old High German stoup →Every word from German staub →