Where does “pantserwagen” come from?
pantserwagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
pantserwagen (Dutch): armoured car
Definitions
- armoured car
Ancestry of “pantserwagen”, step by step
pantserwagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch pantser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pantser | armor (US), armour (UK) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | panser | armour; A beaver character in the story of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | pantzer | — |
| 4 | Old French | panciere | coat of mail |
| 5 | French | panse | belly; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old French | pance | stomach; belly |
| 7 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |