Where does “Stichschutzweste” come from?

Stichschutzweste (German) comes from German Schutzweste, from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.

Stichschutzweste (German): stab protection vest, stab-proof vest, stabvest

Definitions

  1. stab protection vest, stab-proof vest, stabvest

Ancestry of “Stichschutzweste”, step by step

Stichschutzweste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schutzweste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchutzwesteprotection vest, protective vest
2GermanWestewaistcoat, vest
3Frenchvestejacket
4Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
5Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
6LatinlīneaA linen thread
7Latinlīnumflax
8Proto-Italiclīnom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via German stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum