Where does “Countdown-Uhr” come from?
Countdown-Uhr (German) comes from German Countdown, from English countdown, from English count, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Countdown-Uhr (German): countdown timer
Definitions
- countdown timer
Ancestry of “Countdown-Uhr”, step by step
Countdown-Uhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Countdown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Countdown | A countdown, count backward to the time of some... |
| 2 | English | countdown | A count backward in fixed units to the time of... |
| 3 | English | count | To recite numbers in sequence; To determine the... |
| 4 | Middle English | counten | To count enumerate; give the number of |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | conter | to tell; to say; to recount; to add up |
| 6 | Old French | conter | to tell; to say; to recount; to add up |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German uhr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 3 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |