Where does “Hochseilartist” come from?
Hochseilartist (German) comes from German Hochseil, from German seil, from Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic sail, from Proto-Germanic sailą, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.
Hochseilartist (German): tightrope artist, tightrope walker
Definitions
- tightrope artist, tightrope walker
Ancestry of “Hochseilartist”, step by step
Hochseilartist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hochseil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hochseil | highwire |
| 2 | German | seil | rope, line, cord |
| 3 | Middle High German | seil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | seil | rope, snare, fetter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sail | rope, cord |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sailą | rope; cord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via German Artist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Artist | one who performs physical tricks in a circus or... |
| 2 | English | artist | A person who creates art; A person who is skilled... |
| 3 | French | artiste | artist |
| 4 | Latin | artista | — |
| 5 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |