Where does “Flugzeugträger” come from?

Flugzeugträger (German) comes from German Träger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Flugzeugträger (German): aircraft carrier

Definitions

  1. aircraft carrier

Ancestry of “Flugzeugträger”, step by step

Flugzeugträger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Träger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrägeragent noun of tragen; carrier, support; girder,...
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German Flugzeug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlugzeugaeroplane
2GermanZeugstuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,...
3Middle High Germanziucstuff, gear
4Old High Germangiziug
5Proto-GermanicteugąA device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;...
6Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er