Where does “Rathaustreppe” come from?
Rathaustreppe (German) comes from German Rathaus, from German rät, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Rathaustreppe (German): town hall front stairs, city hall front stairs
Definitions
- town hall front stairs, city hall front stairs
Ancestry of “Rathaustreppe”, step by step
Rathaustreppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rathaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rathaus | the house in which the city council meets; city... |
| 2 | German | rät | third-person singular present of raten |
| 3 | Middle High German | rāt | advice, a piece of advice, counsel |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |