Where does “Brunnenschacht” come from?
Brunnenschacht (German) comes from German Brunnen, from Middle High German brunne, from Old High German brunno, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Brunnenschacht (German): well shaft
Definitions
- well shaft
Ancestry of “Brunnenschacht”, step by step
Brunnenschacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brunnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brunnen | well |
| 2 | Middle High German | brunne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brunno | well |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German schacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schacht | shaft, mineshaft tunnel |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schacht | a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |