Where does “Piratensender” come from?
Piratensender (German) comes from German Sender, from German Senden, from Middle High German senden, from Old High German senten, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Piratensender (German): pirate radio station
Definitions
- pirate radio station
Ancestry of “Piratensender”, step by step
Piratensender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sender | agent noun of senden |
| 2 | German | Senden | gerund of senden; transmission |
| 3 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Pirat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pirat | pirate; A member of a pirate party |
| 2 | Italian | pirata | pirate; pirated, ripped; pirate, filibuster,... |
| 3 | Latin | pīrāta | pirate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πειρατής | brigand, robber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |