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

  1. agony aunt

Ancestry of “Kummerkastentante”, step by step

Kummerkastentante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kummerkasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKummerkastena receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc
2GermanKummergrief, sorrow; trouble
3Middle High Germankumbernuisance, trouble; debris, rubble, obstruction,...
4Old Frenchcombrewooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,...
5Medieval Latincombrusbarricade of felled trees; barricade
6Gaulishkomberū
7Proto-Celtickomberetito bring together
8Proto-Celtickom-with, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via German Tante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTanteaunt; woman, broad
2Frenchtanteaunt
3Middle Frenchtante
4Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
5Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
6Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
7Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu