Where does “Drehmoment” come from?
Drehmoment (German) comes from German drehen, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Drehmoment (German): torque
Definitions
- torque
Ancestry of “Drehmoment”, step by step
Drehmoment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German drehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | drehen | to turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer |
| 2 | Middle High German | dræjen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drāen | to turn; to twist; turn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German Moment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Moment | moment; momentum |
| 2 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 3 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |