Where does “Rollstuhlfahrer” come from?
Rollstuhlfahrer (German) comes from German Rollstuhl, from German rollen, from Middle High German rollen, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
Rollstuhlfahrer (German): wheelchair user A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair, usually long-term
Definitions
- wheelchair user A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair, usually long-term
Ancestry of “Rollstuhlfahrer”, step by step
Rollstuhlfahrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rollstuhl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rollstuhl | wheelchair |
| 2 | German | rollen | to roll |
| 3 | Middle High German | rollen | — |
| 4 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via German Fahrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrer | agent noun of fahren; driver |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |