Where does “Rotlichtviertel” come from?

Rotlichtviertel (German) comes from German Rotlicht, from German licht, from German Druck, from German drücken, from Middle High German drücken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną — boundary, end.

Rotlichtviertel (German): red-light district

Definitions

  1. red-light district

Ancestry of “Rotlichtviertel”, step by step

Rotlichtviertel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rotlicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRotlichtred light
2Germanlichtlight, bright; unobstructed, clear
3GermanDruckpressure; print
4Germandrückento press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;...
5Middle High Germandrücken
6Old High Germandrucchento press
7Proto-West Germanicþrukkijanto press
8Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
9Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
10Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
11Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
12Proto-Italictermenos
13Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via German Viertel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanViertelquarter; Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter,...
2Old High Germanfiorteil

via English red-light district

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishred-light districtAn area of a town where prostitution is...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥