Where does “Briefumschlag” come from?
Briefumschlag (German) comes from German Umschlag, from German umschlagen, from German schlagen, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Briefumschlag (German): envelope (for a letter)
Definitions
- envelope (for a letter)
Ancestry of “Briefumschlag”, step by step
Briefumschlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Umschlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umschlag | envelope; compress; turnover |
| 2 | German | umschlagen | to turn |
| 3 | German | schlagen | to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | slahen | to strike |
| 5 | Old High German | slahan | to hit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via German brief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 2 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 3 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 4 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |