Where does “Primärberührung” come from?
Primärberührung (German) comes from German Berührung, from German berühren, from German rühren, from Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.
Primärberührung (German): the Proto-Germanic sound law by which any labial obstruent + -t- becomes -ft-, and any velar obstruent + -t- becomes -(c)ht-; similar sound changes in other languages (e.g. Celtic)
Definitions
- the Proto-Germanic sound law by which any labial obstruent + -t- becomes -ft-, and any velar obstruent + -t- becomes -(c)ht-; similar sound changes in other languages (e.g. Celtic)
Ancestry of “Primärberührung”, step by step
Primärberührung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Berührung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Berührung | contact |
| 2 | German | berühren | to touch |
| 3 | German | rühren | to stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an... |
| 4 | Middle High German | rüeren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ruoren | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrōʀijan | to stir |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrōzijaną | to stir |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱroHs- | — |
via German primär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | primär | primary |
| 2 | French | primaire | primary; elementary |
| 3 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 4 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |