Where does “Rasterfahndung” come from?

Rasterfahndung (German) comes from German Raster, from Latin raster, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Rasterfahndung (German): computer-aided investigation in databases

Definitions

  1. computer-aided investigation in databases

Ancestry of “Rasterfahndung”, step by step

Rasterfahndung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Raster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRasterraster; framework, schema
2Latinrasterto scrape
3Latinrāstrumrake, hoe, mattock
4Latin-trumforming instrument nouns
5Proto-Italic-tromsuffix forming instrument nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via German Fahndung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahndungsearch
2Germanfahndento search
3Middle High Germanvanden
4Old High Germanfantōn
5Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr