Where does “Heckschraube” come from?
Heckschraube (German) comes from German heck, from Middle Low German heck, from Old Saxon heggi, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Heckschraube (German): screw propeller
Definitions
- screw propeller
Ancestry of “Heckschraube”, step by step
Heckschraube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German heck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heck | singular imperative of hecken; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | heck | wooden fencing |
| 3 | Old Saxon | heggi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |