Where does “tramhalte” come from?
tramhalte (Dutch) comes from Dutch tram, from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
tramhalte (Dutch): a tram stop Commonwealth, a streetcar stop North America
Definitions
- a tram stop Commonwealth, a streetcar stop North America
Ancestry of “tramhalte”, step by step
tramhalte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tram | A tram, a streetcar, vehicle on rails for... |
| 2 | English | tram | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on... |
| 3 | Low German | traam | tram, shaft of a barrow |
| 4 | Middle High German | troum | dream |
| 5 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |