Where does “Essenkehrer” come from?
Essenkehrer (German) comes from German Esse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
Essenkehrer (German): chimney sweep
Definitions
- chimney sweep
Ancestry of “Essenkehrer”, step by step
Essenkehrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Esse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Esse | chimney-hood over a stove; existence |
| 2 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via German Kehrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kehrer | — |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |