Where does “Kreisverkehr” come from?

Kreisverkehr (German) comes from German verkehr, from German verkehren, from Dutch verkeren, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Kreisverkehr (German): traffic circle, roundabout

Definitions

  1. traffic circle, roundabout

Ancestry of “Kreisverkehr”, step by step

Kreisverkehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verkehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkehrcorrespondence, traffic interaction [[involve
2Germanverkehrento interact in somebody’s sphere, to have...
3Dutchverkerento find oneself; to be found, be located;...
4DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
5Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
6Old Dutchkēren
7Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz
3Old High Germankreiz
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers-Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijanąEvery word from Old Dutch kēren
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