Where does “Hubschrauberträger” come from?
Hubschrauberträger (German) comes from German Hubschrauber, from German Hub, from German heben, from Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Hubschrauberträger (German): helicopter carrier
Definitions
- helicopter carrier
Ancestry of “Hubschrauberträger”, step by step
Hubschrauberträger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hubschrauber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hubschrauber | helicopter |
| 2 | German | Hub | lift, lifting |
| 3 | German | heben | to lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist; to rise;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | heben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hevan | to lift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via German Träger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Träger | agent noun of tragen; carrier, support; girder,... |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |