Where does “Flakfeuer” come from?
Flakfeuer (German) comes from German FlaK, from German Fliegerabwehrkanone, from German Abwehr, from German abwehren, from German wehren, from Middle High German wëren, from Old High German werien, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Flakfeuer (German): antiaircraft fire
Definitions
- antiaircraft fire
Ancestry of “Flakfeuer”, step by step
Flakfeuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German FlaK
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | FlaK | Alternative spelling of Flak, "itself an"... |
| 2 | German | Fliegerabwehrkanone | anti-aircraft gun; abbreviated as Flak |
| 3 | German | Abwehr | defence: action to stop an attack; a method or... |
| 4 | German | abwehren | to fend off; to refuse, to say no |
| 5 | German | wehren | to fight; to defend |
| 6 | Middle High German | wëren | — |
| 7 | Old High German | werien | to defend, protect |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |