Where does “Briefmarkensammlung” come from?
Briefmarkensammlung (German) comes from German Briefmarke, from German brief, from Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
Briefmarkensammlung (German): stamp collection, collection of postage stamps
Definitions
- stamp collection, collection of postage stamps
Ancestry of “Briefmarkensammlung”, step by step
Briefmarkensammlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Briefmarke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Briefmarke | postage stamp |
| 2 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 3 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 4 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 5 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |