Where does “Bergtour” come from?
Bergtour (German) comes from German Tour, from Middle French tour, from Old French tor, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Bergtour (German): mountain hike
Definitions
- mountain hike
Ancestry of “Bergtour”, step by step
Bergtour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tour | tour, journey |
| 2 | Middle French | tour | — |
| 3 | Old French | tor | tower; bull |
| 4 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 5 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |