Where does “Ruheabteil” come from?
Ruheabteil (German) comes from German Abteil, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Ruheabteil (German): quiet compartment in a train
Definitions
- quiet compartment in a train
Ancestry of “Ruheabteil”, step by step
Ruheabteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abteil | compartment |
| 2 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 3 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German rūhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūhe | calm, relative quietness absence of loud sounds |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruowa | peace, quiet, rest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rōu | calm, quiet; rest, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *rōō | calm, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |