Where does “Molkereibetrieb” come from?
Molkereibetrieb (German) comes from German Betrieb, from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
Molkereibetrieb (German): dairy plant, creamery plant
Definitions
- dairy plant, creamery plant
Ancestry of “Molkereibetrieb”, step by step
Molkereibetrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betrieb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 2 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via German Molkerei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Molkerei | dairy place where milk is processed |
| 2 | German | -erei | warten — Warterei; singen — Singerei |
| 3 | Middle High German | -erīe | — |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |