Where does “Presslufthammer” come from?
Presslufthammer (German) comes from German hammer, from German vorschlagen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Presslufthammer (German): jackhammer
Definitions
- jackhammer
Ancestry of “Presslufthammer”, step by step
Presslufthammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hammer | Contraction of haben wir |
| 2 | German | vorschlagen | to propose, to suggest |
| 3 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 4 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Pressluft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pressluft | compressed air |
| 2 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 3 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |