Where does “Türschnalle” come from?

Türschnalle (German) comes from German tür, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Türschnalle (German): door handle

Definitions

  1. door handle

Ancestry of “Türschnalle”, step by step

Türschnalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via German Schnalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnalleanything that fastens and secures the position of...
2Middle High Germansnallebuckle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →