Where does “Schatz” come from?

Schatz (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle Low German schörte, from Old Saxon skurtia, from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

Schatz (Pennsylvania German): treasure; sweetheart, darling; apron

Definitions

  1. treasure; sweetheart, darling; apron

Ancestry of “Schatz”, step by step

Schatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German schörte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschörte—
2Old Saxonskurtiaapron
3Proto-West Germanicskurtijāskirt, apron
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via Middle High German schaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschaz—
2Old High Germanscaz—
3Proto-Germanic*skatt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā →Every word from Old Saxon skurtia →
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