Fehdehandschuh
German (Berlin)
/ˈfeːdəˌhantʃuː/
noun
Definitions
- a glove (literal of figurative) used for challenging someone, cf. English throw down the gauntlet (throw down the gauntlet)
Etymology
Compound from German Fehde (feud) + German Handschuh (glove).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Handschuh
Gloss
glove
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Baumwollhandschuh German
- Blutfehde German
- Fausthandschuh German
- Fehde German
- Fellhandschuh German
- Fingerhandschuh German
- Hand German
- Handschuh German
- Handschuhfach German
- Lammfellhandschuh German
- Pelzhandschuh German
- Schuh German
- Wollhandschuh German
- befehden German
- hantschuoch Middle High German
- vēhede Middle High German