Where does “Gletscherabbruch” come from?
Gletscherabbruch (German) comes from German Abbruch, from German Bruch, from Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Old High German brehhan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
Gletscherabbruch (German): glacier collapse
Definitions
- glacier collapse
Ancestry of “Gletscherabbruch”, step by step
Gletscherabbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abbruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abbruch | demolition; termination, discontinuation; abort |
| 2 | German | Bruch | break; fracture, rupture; breach |
| 3 | Middle High German | bruch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bruh | — |
| 5 | Old High German | brehhan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via German Gletscher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 3 | Romansch | glatscher | — |
| 4 | Latin | glaciarium | glacier |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |