Where does “Panzerkolonne” come from?

Panzerkolonne (German) comes from German Kolonne, from French colonne, from Middle French colomne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Panzerkolonne (German): tank column

Definitions

  1. tank column

Ancestry of “Panzerkolonne”, step by step

Panzerkolonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kolonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolonneplatoon; fractionating column
2Frenchcolonnecolumn, pillar; column; file
3Middle Frenchcolomnecolumn
4Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
5Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
6Proto-Italickolamen—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

via German Panzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPanzerarmour, armour plating, shield
2Middle High GermanPanzerarmour
3Old Frenchpancierecoat of mail
4Frenchpansebelly; first-person singular present indicative...
5Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →