Where does “Betriebstemperatur” come from?
Betriebstemperatur (German) comes from German Betrieb, from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
Betriebstemperatur (German): operating temperature
Definitions
- operating temperature
Ancestry of “Betriebstemperatur”, step by step
Betriebstemperatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betrieb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 2 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via German Temperatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Temperatur | temperature |
| 2 | Latin | temperatura | due or proper measure, proportion, composition or... |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |