Where does “Ausgangssperre” come from?
Ausgangssperre (German) comes from German Ausgang, from Middle High German ūzgang, from Old High German ūzgang, from Proto-Germanic ūtgangaz, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
Ausgangssperre (German): curfew
Definitions
- curfew
Ancestry of “Ausgangssperre”, step by step
Ausgangssperre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ausgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausgang | exit; output; outcome |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūzgang | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ūzgang | exit, outgang |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūtgangaz | a going out, exit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via German sperre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sperre | inflection of sperren: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | sperren | to bar; to space out the letters of a word or... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sperren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sperran | to put up rafters, beams; to barricade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijaną | to bar, to block |