Where does “Hofkammer” come from?
Hofkammer (German) comes from German kammer, from Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
Hofkammer (German): the Exchequer or Bureau of Finance of the later Austrian Empire
Definitions
- the Exchequer or Bureau of Finance of the later Austrian Empire
Ancestry of “Hofkammer”, step by step
Hofkammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kammer | chamber; room |
| 2 | Middle High German | kamer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | chamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hof | yard, court, courtyard open area by a house or enclosed by houses |
| 2 | Middle High German | hof | farm; court |
| 3 | Old High German | hof | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |