Where does “Gefahrenzone” come from?

Gefahrenzone (German) comes from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.

Gefahrenzone (German): danger zone

Definitions

  1. danger zone

Ancestry of “Gefahrenzone”, step by step

Gefahrenzone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZonezone
2Italianzonaa zone, area or district
3Spanishzonazone, district, area
4Portuguesezonazone; area, region; mess
5Russianзо́наzone
6Latinzōnabelt, girdle
7Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash

via German gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Ancient Greek ζώνη →Every word from Latin zōna →Every word from Russian зо́на →