Where does “Abgasskandal” come from?
Abgasskandal (German) comes from German Abgas, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Abgasskandal (German): Dieselgate
Definitions
- Dieselgate
Ancestry of “Abgasskandal”, step by step
Abgasskandal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abgas | emission, exhaust, exhaust gas, waste gas,... |
| 2 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 3 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German Skandal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skandal | scandal |
| 2 | French | scandale | scandal |
| 3 | Old French | scandale | — |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | scandalum | that on which one trips, cause of offense;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |