Where does “Quereinsteigerin” come from?
Quereinsteigerin (German) comes from German Quereinsteiger, from German Einsteiger, from German einsteigen, from German steigen, from Middle High German stîgen, from Old High German stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą — to go; to climb.
Ancestry of “Quereinsteigerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quereinsteiger | career changer |
| 2 | German | Einsteiger | beginner, rookie, newbie |
| 3 | German | einsteigen | to get in; to get on |
| 4 | German | steigen | to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | stîgen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stīgan | to climb up, ascend |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |