Where does “Ablenkungsmanöver” come from?
Ablenkungsmanöver (German) comes from German Manöver, from French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
Ablenkungsmanöver (German): diversionary tactic
Definitions
- diversionary tactic
Ancestry of “Ablenkungsmanöver”, step by step
Ablenkungsmanöver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Manöver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Manöver | maneuver |
| 2 | French | manœuvre | move, movement; operation, manoeuvre; manoeuvres |
| 3 | Old French | maneuvre | something done or crafted by hand |
| 4 | Latin | manuopera | work done by hand, handwork |
| 5 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via German Ablenkung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ablenkung | diversion; distraction |
| 2 | German | ablenken | to divert; to distract |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |