Where does “Fernbedienung” come from?
Fernbedienung (German) comes from German fern, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Fernbedienung (German): remote control
Definitions
- remote control
Ancestry of “Fernbedienung”, step by step
Fernbedienung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fern | remote; far away |
| 2 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 4 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Bedienung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bedienung | service; waiter, waitress; operation |
| 2 | German | bedienen | to serve; to operate; to play a card according to... |
| 3 | German | dienen | to serve |
| 4 | Middle High German | dienen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dionōn | to serve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewanōn | to serve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |