Where does “Einbruchdiebstahl” come from?
Einbruchdiebstahl (German) comes from German Einbruch, from German einbrechen, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Einbruchdiebstahl (German): burglary
Definitions
- burglary
Ancestry of “Einbruchdiebstahl”, step by step
Einbruchdiebstahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Einbruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Einbruch | burglary, break-in; slump |
| 2 | German | einbrechen | to break in; to break down |
| 3 | German | ein- | generally indicating motion into something; one,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | īn- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | in | in |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via German Diebstahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diebstahl | theft |