Where does “Drahtseilbahn” come from?
Drahtseilbahn (German) comes from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
Drahtseilbahn (German): cable railway
Definitions
- cable railway
Ancestry of “Drahtseilbahn”, step by step
Drahtseilbahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via German Drahtseil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drahtseil | cable, wire rope; tightrope |
| 2 | German | seil | rope, line, cord |
| 3 | Middle High German | seil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | seil | rope, snare, fetter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sail | rope, cord |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sailą | rope; cord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |