Where does “Auskunftgeber” come from?
Auskunftgeber (German) comes from German Geber, from Arabic جابر, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
Auskunftgeber (German): informant
Definitions
- informant
Ancestry of “Auskunftgeber”, step by step
Auskunftgeber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geber | giver, donor, grantor; encoder |
| 2 | Arabic | جابر | to treat with kindness, to be nice; bonesetter,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 4 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via German Auskunft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auskunft | enquiry |
| 2 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 3 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 4 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |