Where does “Aktenschrank” come from?
Aktenschrank (German) comes from German Akte, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Aktenschrank (German): filing cabinet
Definitions
- filing cabinet
Ancestry of “Aktenschrank”, step by step
Aktenschrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German schrank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrank | cabinet storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall, or specifically |
| 2 | Middle High German | schranc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scranc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |