Where does “Gräueltat” come from?
Gräueltat (German) comes from Middle English grauel, from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- — to drive.
Gräueltat (German): atrocity
Definitions
- atrocity
Ancestry of “Gräueltat”, step by step
Gräueltat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English grauel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grauel | — |
| 2 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 3 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 4 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 5 | Latin | axla | — |
| 6 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |