Where does “Münzfernsprecher” come from?
Münzfernsprecher (German) comes from German Fernsprecher, from German fern, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.
Münzfernsprecher (German): payphone
Definitions
- payphone
Ancestry of “Münzfernsprecher”, step by step
Münzfernsprecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fernsprecher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fernsprecher | telephone |
| 2 | German | fern | remote; far away |
| 3 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 5 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Münze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Münze | money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of... |
| 2 | Old High German | muniz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | munit | coin |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |