Where does “Galeerensklave” come from?
Galeerensklave (German) comes from German Sklave, from Middle High German slave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.
Galeerensklave (German): galley slave
Definitions
- galley slave
Ancestry of “Galeerensklave”, step by step
Galeerensklave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sklave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sklave | slave |
| 2 | Middle High German | slave | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via German Galeere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Galeere | galley |
| 2 | Italian | galera | prison, jail, jug; galley |
| 3 | Italian | galea | galley; helmet |
| 4 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 7 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |