Where does “Edelsteinsammler” come from?
Edelsteinsammler (German) comes from German Edelstein, from German edel, from Middle High German edel, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Edelsteinsammler (German): collector of gems of male or unspecified sex
Definitions
- collector of gems of male or unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Edelsteinsammler”, step by step
Edelsteinsammler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Edelstein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Edelstein | gemstone |
| 2 | German | edel | noble; elegant, classy, high-quality |
| 3 | Middle High German | edel | noble |
| 4 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via German Sammler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sammler | agent noun of sammeln |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |