Where does “Trockenschleuder” come from?

Trockenschleuder (German) comes from German trocknen, from German trocken, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Trockenschleuder (German): spin dryer

Definitions

  1. spin dryer

Ancestry of “Trockenschleuder”, step by step

Trockenschleuder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German trocknen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrocknento dry
2Germantrockendry
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en
5Old High German-īn
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Schleuder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchleudersling, slingshot; catapult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz