Where does “Nebenschaltung” come from?
Nebenschaltung (German) comes from German nebenschalten, from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.
Nebenschaltung (German): parallel circuit
Definitions
- parallel circuit
Ancestry of “Nebenschaltung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nebenschalten | to wire or connect (switches etc.) in parallel |
| 2 | German | schalten | to switch |
| 3 | Middle High German | schalten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scaltan | to push a ship forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaldaną | to knock, hit |