Where does “Zündschnur” come from?

Zündschnur (German) comes from German Schnur, from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

Zündschnur (German): fuse explosives ignition mechanism

Definitions

  1. fuse explosives ignition mechanism

Ancestry of “Zündschnur”, step by step

Zündschnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnurcord, string; cable; daughter-in-law
2Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
3Middle High Germansnur—
4Old High Germansnur—
5Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

via German zünden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
2Old High Germanzunden—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →