Where does “Gabelstaplerfahrer” come from?
Gabelstaplerfahrer (German) comes from German Gabelstapler, from German Stapler, from German stapeln, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
Gabelstaplerfahrer (German): forklift operator
Definitions
- forklift operator
Ancestry of “Gabelstaplerfahrer”, step by step
Gabelstaplerfahrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gabelstapler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gabelstapler | forklift, lift truck |
| 2 | German | Stapler | forklift truck |
| 3 | German | stapeln | to pile up; to stack |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Fahrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrer | agent noun of fahren; driver |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |