Where does “Festplattenlaufwerk” come from?
Festplattenlaufwerk (German) comes from German Festplatte, from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
Festplattenlaufwerk (German): hard disk drive; hard drive
Definitions
- hard disk drive; hard drive
Ancestry of “Festplattenlaufwerk”, step by step
Festplattenlaufwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Festplatte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Festplatte | hard disk, harddisk |
| 2 | German | platte | |
| 3 | Middle High German | platte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 6 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German Laufwerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laufwerk | drive; part of a clockwork mechanism; part of a... |
| 2 | German | werk | work, achievement the result of working |
| 3 | Middle High German | werc | work |
| 4 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |