Where does “Rettungsweste” come from?
Rettungsweste (German) comes from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Rettungsweste (German): life jacket, life vest; buoyancy aid
Definitions
- life jacket, life vest; buoyancy aid
Ancestry of “Rettungsweste”, step by step
Rettungsweste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weste | waistcoat, vest |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 |