Where does “Meinungsforscher” come from?
Meinungsforscher (German) comes from German Forscher, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku, from Proto-Germanic furskō.
Meinungsforscher (German): opinion pollster
Definitions
- opinion pollster
Ancestry of “Meinungsforscher”, step by step
Meinungsforscher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Forscher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Forscher | agent noun of forschen; researcher |
| 2 | German | forschen | to research |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |