Where does “Ankerhemmung” come from?
Ankerhemmung (German) comes from German anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
Ankerhemmung (German): lever escapement
Definitions
- lever escapement
Ancestry of “Ankerhemmung”, step by step
Ankerhemmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German anker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | anker | inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | anker | — |
| 3 | Old High German | anker | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via German Hemmung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hemmung | inhibition; scruple; hindrance, hindering |
| 2 | German | hemmen | to check; to hamper |
| 3 | Middle High German | hemmen | to restrain, hamper; to hem in |
| 4 | Old High German | hemmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |