Where does “Schienenseilbahn” come from?
Schienenseilbahn (German) comes from German schiene, from Middle High German schine, from Old High German skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Schienenseilbahn (German): cable railway a train pulled by a cable
Definitions
- cable railway a train pulled by a cable
Ancestry of “Schienenseilbahn”, step by step
Schienenseilbahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schiene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via German Seilbahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seilbahn | cable car, aerial tramway, gondola lift, ropeway conveyor |