Where does “Komfortzone” come from?
Komfortzone (German) comes from German Komfort, from French confort, from English comfort, from Middle English confort, from Old French confort, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Komfortzone (German): comfort zone
Definitions
- comfort zone
Ancestry of “Komfortzone”, step by step
Komfortzone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Komfort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Komfort | a state of relative luxury, ample sufficiency, especially with regard to mod cons |
| 2 | French | confort | comfort |
| 3 | English | comfort | Contentment, ease; Something that offers comfort;... |
| 4 | Middle English | confort | — |
| 5 | Old French | confort | — |
| 6 | Old French | conforter | to reassure; to comfort |
| 7 | Latin | confortō | to make stronger, strengthen |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |