Where does “Buchstabendreher” come from?
Buchstabendreher (German) comes from German drehen, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Buchstabendreher (German): A typographical error where two consecutive letters are flipped
Definitions
- A typographical error where two consecutive letters are flipped
Ancestry of “Buchstabendreher”, step by step
Buchstabendreher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German drehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | drehen | to turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer |
| 2 | Middle High German | dræjen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drāen | to turn; to twist; turn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German Buchstabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buchstabe | letter |
| 2 | Middle High German | buochstabe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buohstabo | letter, writing |