Where does “Granatsplitter” come from?
Granatsplitter (German) comes from German Granate, from Italian granata, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Granatsplitter (German): shrapnel, shell splinter
Definitions
- shrapnel, shell splinter
Ancestry of “Granatsplitter”, step by step
Granatsplitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Granate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Granate | a grenade |
| 2 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via German splitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | splitter | inflection of splittern: ## first-person singular... |