Where does “Randziffer” come from?

Randziffer (German) comes from German Ziffer, from Middle High German zifer, from Old French cifre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Randziffer (German): a numbered division unit written alongside the text

Definitions

  1. a numbered division unit written alongside the text

Ancestry of “Randziffer”, step by step

Randziffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZifferdigit, numeral; a numbered division unit written...
2Middle High Germanziferdigit
3Old Frenchcifre
4Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
5Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
6Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-

via German Rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
2Middle High Germanrant
3Old High Germanrant
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-
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