Where does “Magnetschwebebahn” come from?

Magnetschwebebahn (German) comes from German Schwebebahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-.

Magnetschwebebahn (German): magnetic levitation train, maglev train

Definitions

  1. magnetic levitation train, maglev train

Ancestry of “Magnetschwebebahn”, step by step

Magnetschwebebahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwebebahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwebebahnlevitation train
2GermanBahnroute, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
3Middle High Germanban
4Old High Germanbana
5Proto-West Germanic*banu
6Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
7Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via German Magnet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagnetmagnet
2Latinmagnēs
3Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-