Where does “Drohkulisse” come from?
Drohkulisse (German) comes from German Kulisse, from French coulisse, from French coulis, from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
Drohkulisse (German): threatening posture
Definitions
- threatening posture
Ancestry of “Drohkulisse”, step by step
Drohkulisse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kulisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kulisse | scenery; set; flat; scenery; setting; background |
| 2 | French | coulisse | coulisse; side of a stage, dressing room;... |
| 3 | French | coulis | flowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to... |
| 4 | Old French | colëiz | sliding, fluid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *colātīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |