Where does “Fernsehapparat” come from?
Fernsehapparat (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.
Fernsehapparat (German): Synonym of Fernseher
Definitions
- Synonym of Fernseher
Ancestry of “Fernsehapparat”, step by step
Fernsehapparat traces back through 3 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 Apparat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Apparat | apparatus, device; phone |
| 2 | Latin | apparātus | prepared, having been prepared |
| 3 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |