Where does “Henkelbecher” come from?
Henkelbecher (German) comes from German Henkel, from German henken, from Old High German henken, from Old High German hengen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangijan, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Henkelbecher (German): a cup with a handle, a mug
Definitions
- a cup with a handle, a mug
Ancestry of “Henkelbecher”, step by step
Henkelbecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Henkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Henkel | handle |
| 2 | German | henken | to hang; to execute by hanging |
| 3 | Old High German | henken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hengen | idem |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hangijan | to cause to hang |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German becher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | becher | inflection of bechern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | becher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | behhari | — |
| 4 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 6 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |