Where does “Armaturenbrett” come from?

Armaturenbrett (German) comes from German Armatur, from Dutch armatuur, from French armature, from Middle French armature, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.

Armaturenbrett (German): dashboard

Definitions

  1. dashboard

Ancestry of “Armaturenbrett”, step by step

Armaturenbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Armatur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArmaturA fixture or controlling apparatus, a faucet,...
2Dutcharmatuura fixture, particularly for a light; a luminaire
3Frencharmatureframework
4Middle Frencharmature
5Latinarmaturaarmor, equipment of soldiers
6Latinarmōto furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize
7Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
8Late Latinarmistitium
9Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrettboard, plank
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret
4Proto-West Germanic*bred
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-