Where does “Flugzeugtriebwerk” come from?
Flugzeugtriebwerk (German) comes from German Triebwerk, from German Trieb, from Middle High German trīp, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
Flugzeugtriebwerk (German): aircraft engine
Ancestry of “Flugzeugtriebwerk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Triebwerk | engine; motion; drive mechanism |
| 2 | German | Trieb | sprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire |
| 3 | Middle High German | trīp | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |