Where does “Einsatztruppe” come from?
Einsatztruppe (German) comes from German truppe, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
Einsatztruppe (German): task force
Definitions
- task force
Ancestry of “Einsatztruppe”, step by step
Einsatztruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |