Where does “Elchtest” come from?
Elchtest (German) comes from German test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
Elchtest (German): moose test, elk test
Definitions
- moose test, elk test
Ancestry of “Elchtest”, step by step
Elchtest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | test | test |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |