Where does “schnurgerade” come from?

schnurgerade (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.

schnurgerade (German): dead straight, straightway

Definitions

  1. dead straight, straightway

Ancestry of “schnurgerade”, step by step

schnurgerade 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 gerade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeradeeven; now, at the moment; just, a short while ago
2Middle High Germangerat—
3Old High Germangirat—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →
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