Where does “Fußgängerhängebrücke” come from?
Fußgängerhängebrücke (German) comes from German Hängebrücke, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
Fußgängerhängebrücke (German): pedestrian suspension bridge
Definitions
- pedestrian suspension bridge
Ancestry of “Fußgängerhängebrücke”, step by step
Fußgängerhängebrücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hängebrücke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hängebrücke | suspension bridge |
| 2 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 5 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |
via German Fußgänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fußgänger | pedestrian, walker |
| 2 | Middle High German | vuozgenger | — |