Where does “Litfaßsäule” come from?
Litfaßsäule (German) comes from German Säule, from German sūl, from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
Litfaßsäule (German): Morris column
Definitions
- Morris column
Ancestry of “Litfaßsäule”, step by step
Litfaßsäule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Säule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Säule | column, pillar |
| 2 | German | sūl | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sūl | style, pole |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūli | pillar |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via German Litfaß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Litfaß | a surname |