Where does “Schwerterträger” come from?
Schwerterträger (German) comes from German Träger, 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).
Schwerterträger (German): a recipient of the Knight's Cross with oak leaves and swords (equivalent to three awarded Knight's Crosses)
Definitions
- a recipient of the Knight's Cross with oak leaves and swords (equivalent to three awarded Knight's Crosses)
Ancestry of “Schwerterträger”, step by step
Schwerterträger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Träger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Träger | agent noun of tragen; carrier, support; girder,... |
| 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 Schwerter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwerter | — |