Where does “Buchstabiertafel” come from?

Buchstabiertafel (German) comes from German buchstabieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

Buchstabiertafel (German): spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “Buchstabiertafel”, step by step

Buchstabiertafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German buchstabieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbuchstabierento spell
2German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via German tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantafelinflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantavel
3Old High Germantavala
4Old Italiantavola
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
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