Where does “Dönerfrau” come from?
Dönerfrau (German) comes from German frau, from Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Dönerfrau (German): a female person who sells doner kebab
Definitions
- a female person who sells doner kebab
Ancestry of “Dönerfrau”, step by step
Dönerfrau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frau | one, they |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrouwe | woman, lady, madam |
| 3 | Old High German | frouwa | lady |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frauwjā | lady, wife of a lord woman of high standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Döner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Döner | doner kebab; the kind of meat used in döner kebap |
| 2 | Turkish | döner | third-person singular present simple of dönmek;... |
| 3 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 5 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 6 | English | Hyun | — |
| 7 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 8 | Chinese | 玄 | — |