Where does “Hauptdarsteller” come from?
Hauptdarsteller (German) comes from German Darsteller, from German darstellen, from German dar-, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Hauptdarsteller (German): main actor
Definitions
- main actor
Ancestry of “Hauptdarsteller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Darsteller | actor, player, performer |
| 2 | German | darstellen | to depict; represent; to personate; to pose |
| 3 | German | dar- | there |
| 4 | Old High German | dār | there |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |