Where does “Abhörgerät” come from?
Abhörgerät (German) comes from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Abhörgerät (German): wiretapping device
Definitions
- wiretapping device
Ancestry of “Abhörgerät”, step by step
Abhörgerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gerät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gerät | device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | geræte | equipment; consultation; equipment |
| 3 | Old High German | girāti | advice, consultation |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German abhören
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abhören | to wiretap a phone call; to listen to a... |
| 2 | German | hören | to hear; to listen to, pay attention to; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hœren | to hear |
| 4 | Old High German | hōren | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |