Where does “Eingreiftruppe” come from?
Eingreiftruppe (German) comes from German eingreifen, from German greifen, from Middle High German grīfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Eingreiftruppe (German): intervention force, response force, deployment force, task force, emergency team
Definitions
- intervention force, response force, deployment force, task force, emergency team
Ancestry of “Eingreiftruppe”, step by step
Eingreiftruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German eingreifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eingreifen | to intervene |
| 2 | German | greifen | to grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | grīfen | to grab, to touch |
| 4 | Old High German | grīfan | to grab, to grasp, to gripe |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via German truppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | truppe | troupe (company of actors, etc.) |
| 2 | French | troupe | troop |
| 3 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 4 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 5 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |