Where does “Großrechner” come from?
Großrechner (German) comes from German groß, from English daddy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Großrechner (German): mainframe
Definitions
- mainframe
Ancestry of “Großrechner”, step by step
Großrechner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Rechner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechner | agent noun of rechnen; person who calculates;... |
| 2 | German | rechnen | to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect |
| 3 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |