Where does “Futterzerreißer” come from?
Futterzerreißer (German) comes from German zerreißen, from German zer-, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Futterzerreißer (German): chaff cutter (machine for cutting straw, hay or green fodder into small pieces)
Definitions
- chaff cutter (machine for cutting straw, hay or green fodder into small pieces)
Ancestry of “Futterzerreißer”, step by step
Futterzerreißer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zerreißen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zerreißen | to rip, to tear |
| 2 | German | zer- | asunder, to pieces, to bits; to spoil by |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |