Where does “moltrein” come from?
moltrein (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans trein, from Dutch trein, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere — to run.
moltrein (Afrikaans): subway, underground
Definitions
- subway, underground
Ancestry of “moltrein”, step by step
moltrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans trein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | trein | train |
| 2 | Dutch | trein | train; train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| 3 | Middle French | train | — |
| 4 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 5 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 7 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Afrikaans mol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | mol | mole, mammal of the family Talpidae; also used of... |
| 2 | Dutch | mol | A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae; A... |
| 3 | French | mol | form of mou used in the masculine singular before... |
| 4 | Old French | mol | soft |
| 5 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 6 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |