Where does “Ersatzfahrplan” come from?
Ersatzfahrplan (German) comes from German Ersatz, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan, from Proto-Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ersatzfahrplan (German): replacement schedule
Definitions
- replacement schedule
Ancestry of “Ersatzfahrplan”, step by step
Ersatzfahrplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ersatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ersatz | replacement, substitute; compensation |
| 2 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 3 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via German Fahrplan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrplan | timetable |
| 2 | German | plan | planar, flat; plain, forthright |
| 3 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 4 | French | plain | plane |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |