Where does “Windschutzscheibe” come from?

Windschutzscheibe (German) comes from German wind, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Windschutzscheibe (German): windshield/windscreen front window of a car

Definitions

  1. windshield/windscreen front window of a car

Ancestry of “Windschutzscheibe”, step by step

Windschutzscheibe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German wind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwindwind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure
2Middle High Germanwint—
3Old High Germanwintwind
4Proto-West Germanicwindwind
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via German scheibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheibeflat piece or surface
2Middle High Germanschībedisc flat round piece
3Old High Germanskība—
4Proto-West Germanic*skībāslice, sliver
5Proto-Germanicskībǭa shaving; slice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →