Where does “Leitschiene” come from?
Leitschiene (German) comes from German leiten, from Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Leitschiene (German): check rail
Definitions
- check rail
Ancestry of “Leitschiene”, step by step
Leitschiene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 2 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German schiene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |