Where does “Flutkatastrophe” come from?
Flutkatastrophe (German) comes from German Katastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή, from Ancient Greek καταστρέφω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Flutkatastrophe (German): flood disaster
Definitions
- flood disaster
Ancestry of “Flutkatastrophe”, step by step
Flutkatastrophe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Katastrophe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Katastrophe | catastrophe, disaster, calamity |
| 2 | Latin | catastropha | a catastrophe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταστροφή | overturning; subjugation, reduction; return of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταστρέφω | to turn down, bring down, subdue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via German Flut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flut | flow; flood; high tide; flood; great masses of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vluot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fluot | flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |