Where does “DACH-Region” come from?

DACH-Region (German) comes from Translingual CH, from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica, from Latin confoederatio, from Latin cōnfoederō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

DACH-Region (German): majority-German-speaking Europe

Definitions

  1. majority-German-speaking Europe

Ancestry of “DACH-Region”, step by step

DACH-Region traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual CH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCHSwitzerland
2LatinConfoederatio HelveticaSwiss confederation; of the Swiss Confederation
3Latinconfoederatioa covenant, agreement
4Latincōnfoederōto unite or join by a league
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Translingual A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAAmpere, a unit of electrical current; IUPAC...
2EnglishaccelerationThe act of accelerating, or the state of being...
3Latinaccelerātiōa hastening
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Region

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegionregion
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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