Where does “Rettungspaket” come from?
Rettungspaket (German) comes from German Rettung, from German retten, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.
Rettungspaket (German): lifeline
Definitions
- lifeline
Ancestry of “Rettungspaket”, step by step
Rettungspaket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rettung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rettung | rescue; rescue service; emergency service;... |
| 2 | German | retten | to save, to rescue |
| 3 | Middle High German | retten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | retten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | to be strong |