Where does “Jagdbomber” come from?
Jagdbomber (German) comes from German Bomber, from English bomber, from English bombproof, from English -proof, from English proof, from Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Latin proba — passed , crossed.
Jagdbomber (German): fighter-bomber
Definitions
- fighter-bomber
Ancestry of “Jagdbomber”, step by step
Jagdbomber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bomber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bomber | bomber aircraft designed to drop bombs |
| 2 | English | bomber | A military aircraft designed to carry and drop... |
| 3 | English | bombproof | Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a... |
| 4 | English | -proof | Used to form adjectives denoting an impervious or... |
| 5 | English | proof | An effort, process, or operation designed to... |
| 6 | Middle English | proof | — |
| 7 | Old French | prove | — |
| 8 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 9 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 11 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Jagd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jagd | hunt, hunting |
| 2 | Middle High German | jagit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | jagōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |