Where does “Dolmetscher” come from?
Dolmetscher (German) comes from Middle High German tolmetsche, from Proto-Slavic tъlmačь, from Proto-Turkic *tilmač.
Dolmetscher (German): interpreter; translator
Definitions
- interpreter; translator
Ancestry of “Dolmetscher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tolmetsche | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tъlmačь | interpreter, translator |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tilmač | — |