Where does “sznurowadło” come from?
sznurowadło (Polish) comes from Polish sznurować, from Polish sznur, from Russian шнур, from German Schnur, from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō — daughter-in-law.
sznurowadło (Polish): shoestring, shoelace, lace
Definitions
- shoestring, shoelace, lace
Ancestry of “sznurowadło”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | sznurować | to lace, to lace up |
| 2 | Polish | sznur | rope, cord |
| 3 | Russian | шнур | cord; line |
| 4 | German | Schnur | cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law |
| 5 | Yiddish | שנור | daughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord |
| 6 | Middle High German | snur | — |
| 7 | Old High German | snur | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | snuzō | daughter-in-law |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | snusós | daughter-in-law |