Where does “Bühnenreißer” come from?
Bühnenreißer (German) comes from German Bühne, from Middle High German büne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Bühnenreißer (German): A play that arouses admiration or suspense of an audience
Definitions
- A play that arouses admiration or suspense of an audience
Ancestry of “Bühnenreißer”, step by step
Bühnenreißer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bühne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bühne | a stage; a scaffolding |
| 2 | Middle High German | büne | stage; scaffolding |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bunī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German Reißer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reißer | thriller, blockbuster, pot boiler (successful book or film, often said of the ones produced only for profit) |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |