Where does “Binnenflüchtling” come from?
Binnenflüchtling (German) comes from German binnen, from Middle Low German binnen, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
Binnenflüchtling (German): internally displaced person
Definitions
- internally displaced person
Ancestry of “Binnenflüchtling”, step by step
Binnenflüchtling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German binnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | binnen | within |
| 2 | Middle Low German | binnen | within |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Flüchtling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flüchtling | fugitive; refugee; escapee |
| 2 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |