Where does “Schalthebel” come from?
Schalthebel (German) comes from German Schalter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Schalthebel (German): switch lever; gear shift
Definitions
- switch lever; gear shift
Ancestry of “Schalthebel”, step by step
Schalthebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schalter | agent noun of schalten |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via German hebel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hebel | operating lever, hand gear |
| 2 | Middle High German | hebel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hebil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habilaz | That which raises or lifts; lifter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |