Where does “Militärangehöriger” come from?
Militärangehöriger (German) comes from German Angehöriger, from German angehörig, from German angehören, from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną — whale, sea monster; abyss.
Militärangehöriger (German): servicemember, serviceman male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- servicemember, serviceman male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Militärangehöriger”, step by step
Militärangehöriger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Angehöriger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Angehöriger | relative, next of kin, relation male or unspecified |
| 2 | German | angehörig | affiliated; belonging |
| 3 | German | angehören | To belong to |
| 4 | German | gehören | to belong to, be the property of; to be a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | gehœren | listen to, obey |
| 6 | Old High German | gihōrian | to hearken to |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gahauʀijan | to listen |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gahauzijaną | to listen, hear |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 14 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via German Militär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Militär | military; serviceman |
| 2 | French | militaire | military, militaristic; military |
| 3 | Middle French | militaire | military |
| 4 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |