Where does “Beschleunigungsstreifen” come from?
Beschleunigungsstreifen (German) comes from German Beschleunigung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Beschleunigungsstreifen (German): acceleration lane (a lane on a highway for speeding up after entering the highway)
Definitions
- acceleration lane (a lane on a highway for speeding up after entering the highway)
Ancestry of “Beschleunigungsstreifen”, step by step
Beschleunigungsstreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beschleunigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschleunigung | acceleration |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via German streifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streifen | to brush, to range; to swipe something |
| 2 | Middle High German | streifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | streifen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straipijaną | — |