Where does “Linksverkehr” come from?
Linksverkehr (German) comes from German verkehr, from German verkehren, from Dutch verkeren, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Linksverkehr (German): left-hand driving, driving on the left
Definitions
- left-hand driving, driving on the left
Ancestry of “Linksverkehr”, step by step
Linksverkehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German verkehr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 2 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 3 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 4 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
via German links
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | links | on the left; to the left; inside out |