Where does “Parkplatzbetreiber” come from?
Parkplatzbetreiber (German) comes from German Parkplatz, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
Parkplatzbetreiber (German): car park operator
Definitions
- car park operator
Ancestry of “Parkplatzbetreiber”, step by step
Parkplatzbetreiber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Parkplatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Parkplatz | parking lot, car park; parking space |
| 2 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German Betreiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betreiber | operator |
| 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 |