Where does “Flammenwerfer” come from?
Flammenwerfer (German) comes from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
Flammenwerfer (German): flamethrower; blowlamp; flame gun
Definitions
- flamethrower; blowlamp; flame gun
Ancestry of “Flammenwerfer”, step by step
Flammenwerfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flamme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flamme | flame |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlamme | — |
| 3 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 4 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via German wërfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërfen | to throw |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërfen | to throw |
| 3 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |