Schanze

German Etymology Of de 1 origin. Attested since the 15th century. Several etymologies have been proposed.schans, etymologiebank.ivdnt.org Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist) Pfeifer suggests the regional Franconian (linguistics) Franconian/Hessian dialects Hessian term gmw-rfr Schanze basket (itself of unknown origin) as the origin, arguing that entrenchments resemble baskets from the inside, being dug-out earth pits that have been reinforced from the inside with brushwood. He rejects a derivation from it scansi 1 n, plural of it scanso, claiming that such theories are based on an unverifiable meaning of “defense”/“resistance” of the Italian term. See also nl schans, da skanse, sv skans and en sconce. Pronunciation de /ˈʃantsə/ de antsə 2 de Schan ze de De-Schanze.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f entrenchment, redoubt de Schanzanlage de Verteidigungsanlage Befestigungsanlage ramp; en jump ramp an installation, either temporary or permanent, that is driven over quickly (with skis, a bike etc.) so that the driver is propelled into the air de Sprungschanze de Skischanze Fahrradschanze Declension f Derived terms ramp de Schanzenrekord redoubt de Sternschanze Related terms entrenchment de Befestigungsschanze, de Großschanze, de Schanztechnik, de Schanzwerk, de Verschanzung ramp de Vierschanzentournee Descendants pl szaniec 1 sh шанац 1 Proper noun f.article de colloquial de Sternschanze, an area of Hamburg, Germany de Amira Klute Proteste am 1. Mai in Hamburg: Keine Wurst, aber Widerstand Die Tageszeitung: taz 2025-05-01 https://taz.de/Proteste-am-1-Mai-in-Hamburg/!6085461/ 0931-9085 In diesem Jahr liefen mehrere tausend Menschen unter dem Motto „Utopien erkämpfen“ von St. Georg in die Schanze. https://web.archive.org/web/20260419214137/https://taz.de/Proteste-am-1-Mai-in-Hamburg/!6085461/ 19 April 2026 References Further reading de Places in Hamburg