Where does “Gabelstaplerfahrerin” come from?
Gabelstaplerfahrerin (German) comes from German Gabelstaplerfahrer, 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 — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Gabelstaplerfahrerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gabelstaplerfahrer | forklift operator |
| 2 | German | Gabelstapler | forklift, lift truck |
| 3 | German | Stapler | forklift truck |
| 4 | German | stapeln | to pile up; to stack |
| 5 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 6 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 7 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |