Where does “Ramschniveau” come from?
Ramschniveau (German) comes from German Niveau, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Ramschniveau (German): junk status
Definitions
- junk status
Ancestry of “Ramschniveau”, step by step
Ramschniveau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Niveau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Niveau | level |
| 2 | French | niveau | level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |