Where does “Flughafenabfertigungsgebäude” come from?
Flughafenabfertigungsgebäude (German) comes from German Flughafen, from German Hafen, from Middle High German haven, from Old High German hafan, from Welsh hafn, from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō.
Flughafenabfertigungsgebäude (German): terminal building
Definitions
- terminal building
Ancestry of “Flughafenabfertigungsgebäude”, step by step
Flughafenabfertigungsgebäude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flughafen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flughafen | airport |
| 2 | German | Hafen | harbour/harbor; port; haven; pot |
| 3 | Middle High German | haven | pot |
| 4 | Old High German | hafan | pot |
| 5 | Welsh | hafn | gap, pass, cleft |
| 6 | Old English | hæfen | inlet; harbour, port |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |
via German Abfertigungsgebäude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abfertigungsgebäude | terminal building |
| 2 | German | Abfertigung | act of finishing; dispatch; clearance |
| 3 | German | abfertigen | To make ready for dispatch |
| 4 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 5 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |