Where does “гвоздодёр” come from?

гвоздодёр (Russian) comes from Russian гвоздь, from Old East Slavic гвоздь, from Proto-Slavic gvozdь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas, from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos — piece of wood.

гвоздодёр (Russian): cat's-paw small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails

Definitions

  1. cat's-paw small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails

Ancestry of “гвоздодёр”, step by step

гвоздодёр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian гвоздь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгвоздьnail, tack, peg
2Old East Slavicгвоздьnail
3Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas
5Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood

via Russian дра́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдра́тьto tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces
2Old East Slavicдра́ти
3Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdasEvery word from Proto-Slavic gvozdь