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
- red-light district
Ancestry of “Rotlichtviertel”, step by step
Rotlichtviertel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rotlicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rotlicht | red light |
| 2 | German | licht | light, bright; unobstructed, clear |
| 3 | German | Druck | pressure; print |
| 4 | German | drücken | to press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | drücken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | drucchen | to press |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 10 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 11 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via German Viertel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Viertel | quarter; Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter,... |
| 2 | Old High German | fiorteil | — |
via English red-light district
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | red-light district | An area of a town where prostitution is... |