Where does “boemeltrein” come from?
boemeltrein (Dutch) comes 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, from Latin traho — to run.
boemeltrein (Dutch): local train, commuter train, train that calls at...
Definitions
- local train, commuter train, train that calls at...
Ancestry of “boemeltrein”, step by step
boemeltrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch trein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | trein | train; train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| 2 | Middle French | train | — |
| 3 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 4 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 6 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |