Where does “Schräiner” come from?
Schräiner (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schrīnære, from Middle High German schrīn, from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Schräiner (Luxembourgish): joiner
Ancestry of “Schräiner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | schrīnære | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīn | cupboard |
| 3 | Old High German | skrīni | — |
| 4 | Latin | scrinium | case or chest for books or papers; portfolio,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |