Where does “Einkaufstourist” come from?
Einkaufstourist (German) comes from German Tourist, from German Tour, from Middle French tour, from Old French tor, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Einkaufstourist (German): shopping tourist
Definitions
- shopping tourist
Ancestry of “Einkaufstourist”, step by step
Einkaufstourist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tourist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tourist | tourist male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Tour | tour, journey |
| 3 | Middle French | tour | — |
| 4 | Old French | tor | tower; bull |
| 5 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |