Where does “Autobahnraststätte” come from?
Autobahnraststätte (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.
Autobahnraststätte (German): service area, motorway restaurant
Definitions
- service area, motorway restaurant
Ancestry of “Autobahnraststätte”, step by step
Autobahnraststätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Autobahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Autobahn | A class of road built to freeway standards,... |
| 2 | German | Auto | car |
| 3 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 5 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 6 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 7 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via German Raststätte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Raststätte | roadhouse |
| 2 | German | Stätte | venue, place, spot |
| 3 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 4 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |