Where does “Leuchtturmprojekt” come from?

Leuchtturmprojekt (German) comes from German Leuchtturm, from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Leuchtturmprojekt (German): a project intended to be trendsetting or inspirational especially in politics, infrastructural or economic development

Definitions

  1. a project intended to be trendsetting or inspirational especially in politics, infrastructural or economic development

Ancestry of “Leuchtturmprojekt”, step by step

Leuchtturmprojekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Leuchtturm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeuchtturmlighthouse
2Germanturmtower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top
3Middle High Germanturntower
4Old High Germanturntower
5Old Frenchtorn—
6Old Frenchtourtower
7Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
8Latintornōto turn
9LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
10Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German Projekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProjektproject
2Latinprōiectusdischarged, scattered
3LatinproicioI throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,...
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →