Where does “Rückzugsort” come from?
Rückzugsort (German) comes from German Rückzug, from German rück-, from Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Rückzugsort (German): a haven, a shelter
Definitions
- a haven, a shelter
Ancestry of “Rückzugsort”, step by step
Rückzugsort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rückzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rückzug | retreat |
| 2 | German | rück- | back |
| 3 | Middle High German | rücke | back |
| 4 | Old High German | rucki | back |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrugi | back; spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via German ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |