Where does “e-mail-adresse” come from?

e-mail-adresse (Danish) comes from German Adresse, from Russian а́дрес, from Polish adres, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen, from Old French drecier — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

e-mail-adresse (Danish): e-mail address

Definitions

  1. e-mail address

Ancestry of “e-mail-adresse”, step by step

e-mail-adresse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Adresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAdresseaddress
2Russianа́дресthe recipient or direction of a statement, claim, allegation etc
3Polishadresaddress
4Frenchadresseaddress; skill, adroitness; first-person singular...
5Englishaddress"Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself
6Middle Englishadressento raise erect, adorn
7Middle EnglishdressenTo direct or aim oneself
8Old Frenchdrecierto stand up; to get on one's feet
9Vulgar Latindirectiare—
10Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
11Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Danish e-mail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishe-maile-mail
2Englishe-mailAlternative spelling of email
3EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
4Middle Frenchemail—
5Old Frenchesmalenamel
6Latinsmaltumenamel
7Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
8Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Danish adresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishadresseaddress, abbreviated adr
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →