Where does “Freiwurflinie” come from?
Freiwurflinie (German) comes from German linie, from Polish linia, from Polish -uszek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Freiwurflinie (German): free-throw line
Definitions
- free-throw line
Ancestry of “Freiwurflinie”, step by step
Freiwurflinie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German linie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | linie | line |
| 2 | Polish | linia | line |
| 3 | Polish | -uszek | forms masculine diminutives |
| 4 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 5 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 7 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via German Freiwurf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freiwurf | free throw |
| 2 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |