Where does “Aktenordner” come from?
Aktenordner (German) comes from German Ordner, from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Aktenordner (German): ring binder
Definitions
- ring binder
Ancestry of “Aktenordner”, step by step
Aktenordner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ordner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ordner | folder; binder, folder; one who keeps order |
| 2 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 3 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 5 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 6 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Akte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Akte | file |
| 2 | Latin | ācta | acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder) |
| 3 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |