Where does “Schmalspurbahn” come from?

Schmalspurbahn (German) comes from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.

Schmalspurbahn (German): narrow-gauge railway

Definitions

  1. narrow-gauge railway

Ancestry of “Schmalspurbahn”, step by step

Schmalspurbahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBahnroute, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
2Middle High Germanban—
3Old High Germanbana—
4Proto-West Germanic*banu—
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via German Schmalspur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmalspurA narrow gauge. Some tramways and historic trains...
2Germanschmalnarrow; small, slender
3Middle High Germansmal—
4Old High Germansmalsmall
5Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
6Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
7Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →