Where does “Gefrierbeutel” come from?
Gefrierbeutel (German) comes from German gefrieren, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Gefrierbeutel (German): freezer bag
Definitions
- freezer bag
Ancestry of “Gefrierbeutel”, step by step
Gefrierbeutel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gefrieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gefrieren | to freeze |
| 2 | German | ge- | Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Beutel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beutel | a small to medium-sized bag, usually of fabric;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | biūtel | pouch, bag |
| 3 | Old High German | būtil | purse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | pouch; bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |