Where does “Forschungsreisender” come from?
Forschungsreisender (German) comes from German Reisender, from German reisend, from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
Forschungsreisender (German): explorer
Definitions
- explorer
Ancestry of “Forschungsreisender”, step by step
Forschungsreisender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Reisender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reisender | tourist; traveller, voyager; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | German | reisend | present participle of reisen; traveling |
| 3 | German | reisen | to travel; to fall |
| 4 | Middle High German | reisen | to fall |
| 5 | Old High German | reisōn | to arise, set out, set out on a journey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 7 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
via German Forschung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Forschung | research |
| 2 | Middle High German | vorschunge | — |