Where does “штуцер” come from?

штуцер (Russian) comes from German Stutzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

штуцер (Russian): connecting pipe, coupling; muzzle-loading rifle,...

Definitions

  1. connecting pipe, coupling; muzzle-loading rifle,...

Ancestry of “штуцер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStutzerdandy, coxcomb
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from German -er →