Where does “Marsverkenner” come from?
Marsverkenner (Dutch) comes from Dutch verkenner, from Dutch verkennen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
Marsverkenner (Dutch): Mars rover
Definitions
- Mars rover
Ancestry of “Marsverkenner”, step by step
Marsverkenner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verkenner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verkenner | a scout one who does reconnaissance |
| 2 | Dutch | verkennen | to explore |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch Mars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Mars | (planet) |
| 2 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 3 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 4 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |