Where does “Minenwerfer” come from?
Minenwerfer (German) comes from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis — to cut, hew.
Minenwerfer (German): minenwerfer a short range mine shell launching mortar
Definitions
- minenwerfer a short range mine shell launching mortar
Ancestry of “Minenwerfer”, step by step
Minenwerfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 2 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 3 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 4 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 5 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 6 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via German Werfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Werfer | thrower |
| 2 | German | wërfen | to throw |
| 3 | Middle High German | wërfen | to throw |
| 4 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |