Where does “Großflughafen” come from?
Großflughafen (German) comes from German Flughafen, from German Hafen, from Middle High German haven, from Old High German hafan, from Welsh hafn, from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō.
Großflughafen (German): major airport
Definitions
- major airport
Ancestry of “Großflughafen”, step by step
Großflughafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flughafen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flughafen | airport |
| 2 | German | Hafen | harbour/harbor; port; haven; pot |
| 3 | Middle High German | haven | pot |
| 4 | Old High German | hafan | pot |
| 5 | Welsh | hafn | gap, pass, cleft |
| 6 | Old English | hæfen | inlet; harbour, port |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |
via German groß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 2 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |