Where does “Kälbermastskandal” come from?
Kälbermastskandal (German) comes from German mast, from Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
Kälbermastskandal (German): a prominent food safety scandal that took place in Germany from 1988 to 1989
Definitions
- a prominent food safety scandal that took place in Germany from 1988 to 1989
Ancestry of “Kälbermastskandal”, step by step
Kälbermastskandal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mast | mast of a ship |
| 2 | Middle High German | mast | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mast | fodder, feeding, fattening; fattening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | mast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
via German Skandal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skandal | scandal |
| 2 | French | scandale | scandal |
| 3 | Old French | scandale | — |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | scandalum | that on which one trips, cause of offense;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |
via German Kälber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kälber | — |