Where does “Robot” come from?
Robot (German) comes from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Robot (German): socage
Definitions
- socage
Ancestry of “Robot”, step by step
Robot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 2 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 3 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Middle High German bāt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bāt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bad | bath |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |
via Middle High German bāte ("also" robbath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bāte ("also" robbath | — |