Where does “Maschinengewehr” come from?
Maschinengewehr (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
Maschinengewehr (German): machine gun
Definitions
- machine gun
Ancestry of “Maschinengewehr”, step by step
Maschinengewehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Maschine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |