Where does “Mehrpersonenhaushalt” come from?
Mehrpersonenhaushalt (German) comes from German Haushalt, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Mehrpersonenhaushalt (German): multiperson household
Definitions
- multiperson household
Ancestry of “Mehrpersonenhaushalt”, step by step
Mehrpersonenhaushalt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Haushalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Haushalt | household; budget; housework |
| 2 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 3 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 4 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 5 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via German persōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | persōn | person, individual |
| 2 | Middle High German | persōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |