Where does “Rüstzeug” come from?
Rüstzeug (German) comes from German rüsten, from Old High German rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Rüstzeug (German): know-how, skills needed for a task
Definitions
- know-how, skills needed for a task
Ancestry of “Rüstzeug”, step by step
Rüstzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rüsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rüsten | to equip, to arm; to prepare, make ready |
| 2 | Old High German | rusten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrustijan | to adorn, decorate; to equip |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Zeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ziuc | stuff, gear |
| 3 | Old High German | giziug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | teugą | A device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |