Where does “Beobachtungsposten” come from?
Beobachtungsposten (German) comes from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
Beobachtungsposten (German): lookout, watchpost, observation post
Definitions
- lookout, watchpost, observation post
Ancestry of “Beobachtungsposten”, step by step
Beobachtungsposten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German posten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Beobachtung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beobachtung | monitoring; surveillance; supervision;... |
| 2 | German | beobachten | to watch, to observe |
| 3 | German | Obacht | care, attention, heed |
| 4 | German | ob- | over-, super-; ob- |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |