Where does “Bedienelement” come from?

Bedienelement (German) comes from German Element, from Middle High German element, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Bedienelement (German): control element

Definitions

  1. control element

Ancestry of “Bedienelement”, step by step

Bedienelement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Element

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElementelement; element; essential component; force of...
2Middle High Germanelement
3Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
4Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
5Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
6Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via German bedienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbedienento serve; to operate; to play a card according to...
2Germandienento serve
3Middle High Germandienen
4Old High Germandionōnto serve
5Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
6Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
7Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-