Where does “Kummerkastentante” come from?
Kummerkastentante (German) comes from German Kummerkasten, from German Kummer, from Middle High German kumber, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Kummerkastentante (German): agony aunt
Definitions
- agony aunt
Ancestry of “Kummerkastentante”, step by step
Kummerkastentante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kummerkasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kummerkasten | a receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc |
| 2 | German | Kummer | grief, sorrow; trouble |
| 3 | Middle High German | kumber | nuisance, trouble; debris, rubble, obstruction,... |
| 4 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 6 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |