Where does “Drehbuchautor” come from?

Drehbuchautor (German) comes from German autor, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.

Drehbuchautor (German): screenwriter

Definitions

  1. screenwriter

Ancestry of “Drehbuchautor”, step by step

Drehbuchautor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German autor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanautorauthor
2Old Frenchautorauthor; creator; instigator
3Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
4Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
5Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

via German Drehbuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrehbuchscript, screenplay
2Germandrehento turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer
3Middle High Germandræjen
4Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
5Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
6Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-