Where does “Autobahnknoten” come from?

Autobahnknoten (German) comes from German Autobahn, from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Autobahnknoten (German): interchange

Definitions

  1. interchange

Ancestry of “Autobahnknoten”, step by step

Autobahnknoten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Autobahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAutobahnA class of road built to freeway standards,...
2GermanAutocar
3Germanautomobilautomobile
4Spanishautomóvilautomobile
5Russianавтомоби́льcar, automobile, motorcar
6Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
7Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
8Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
9Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via German Knoten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnotenknot; interchange; vertex, node
2Middle High Germanknote
3Old High Germanknotoknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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