Where does “Drehbühne” come from?

Drehbühne (German) comes from German Bühne, from Middle High German büne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Drehbühne (German): revolving stage

Definitions

  1. revolving stage

Ancestry of “Drehbühne”, step by step

Drehbühne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bühne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBühnea stage; a scaffolding
2Middle High Germanbünestage; scaffolding
3Proto-Germanicbunī—
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German drehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrehento turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer
2Middle High Germandræjen—
3Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →