Where does “flammekaster” come from?
flammekaster (Danish) comes from Danish flamme, from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
flammekaster (Danish): flamethrower
Definitions
- flamethrower
Ancestry of “flammekaster”, step by step
flammekaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish flamme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | flamme | flame; to flame |
| 2 | German | Flamme | flame |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlamme | — |
| 4 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 5 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via Danish kaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kaste | caste; to throw, to chuck; to drop |
| 2 | German | kaste | caste |
| 3 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |