Where does “Fossillagerstätte” come from?
Fossillagerstätte (German) comes from German Lagerstätte, from German Stätte, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Fossillagerstätte (German): fossil deposit, fossil site
Definitions
- fossil deposit, fossil site
Ancestry of “Fossillagerstätte”, step by step
Fossillagerstätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lagerstätte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lagerstätte | deposit; repository |
| 2 | German | Stätte | venue, place, spot |
| 3 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 4 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German fossil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fossil | fossil |
| 2 | French | fossile | fossil |
| 3 | Latin | fossilis | Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,... |
| 4 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |