Where does “Funkfernsteuerung” come from?
Funkfernsteuerung (German) comes from German Fernsteuerung, from German Steuerung, from German steuern, from Middle High German stiuren, from Old High German stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
Funkfernsteuerung (German): radio control
Definitions
- radio control
Ancestry of “Funkfernsteuerung”, step by step
Funkfernsteuerung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fernsteuerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fernsteuerung | remote control |
| 2 | German | Steuerung | control |
| 3 | German | steuern | to steer |
| 4 | Middle High German | stiuren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stiuren | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Funk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Funk | funk; radio |
| 2 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 3 | French | funquer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 5 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |