Where does “Kühlbox” come from?
Kühlbox (German) comes from German box, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
Kühlbox (German): coolbox; cooler insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping
Definitions
- coolbox; cooler insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping
Ancestry of “Kühlbox”, step by step
Kühlbox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German box
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | box | box cuboid container; but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |