Where does “Schlätelschmett” come from?
Schlätelschmett (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schlätel, from Middle Low German slȫttel, from Old Dutch slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Schlätelschmett (Plautdietsch): locksmith
Definitions
- locksmith
Ancestry of “Schlätelschmett”, step by step
Schlätelschmett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Schlätel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schlätel | wrench |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slȫttel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slutil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |