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
Ancestry of “e-mail-adresse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Adresse | address |
| 2 | Russian | а́дрес | — |
| 3 | Polish | adres | address |
| 4 | French | adresse | address; skill, adroitness; first-person singular... |
| 5 | English | address | "Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself |
| 6 | Middle English | adressen | to raise erect, adorn |
| 7 | Middle English | dressen | — |
| 8 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 10 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 11 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |