Where does “Rüttelstreifen” come from?
Rüttelstreifen (German) comes from German rütteln, from Middle High German rütteln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
Rüttelstreifen (German): rumble strip
Definitions
- rumble strip
Ancestry of “Rüttelstreifen”, step by step
Rüttelstreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rütteln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rütteln | to shake, to jolt; to hover |
| 2 | Middle High German | rütteln | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | -eln | frequentative suffix |
| 4 | Old High German | -alōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lōną | frequentative verbal suffix; indicating... |
via German streifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streifen | to brush, to range; to swipe something |
| 2 | Middle High German | streifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | streifen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straipijaną | — |