Where does “Durchzugsverkehr” come from?
Durchzugsverkehr (German) comes from German Durchzug, from German durch-, from German durch, from Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
Durchzugsverkehr (German): through traffic
Definitions
- through traffic
Ancestry of “Durchzugsverkehr”, step by step
Durchzugsverkehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Durchzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Durchzug | draught, draft (A current of air going through a room or a vehicle) |
| 2 | German | durch- | through |
| 3 | German | durch | by means of; by; through; through; entering, then... |
| 4 | Middle High German | durch | through |
| 5 | Old High German | duruh | through |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via German verkehr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 2 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 3 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 4 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |