Where does “Lügenpresse” come from?
Lügenpresse (German) comes from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Lügenpresse (German): lying press
Definitions
- lying press
Ancestry of “Lügenpresse”, step by step
Lügenpresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German presse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | presse | inflection of pressen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 3 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 6 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |