Where does “Sechsertragerl” come from?
Sechsertragerl (German) comes from German Sechser, 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).
Sechsertragerl (German): six-pack A collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop
Definitions
- six-pack A collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop
Ancestry of “Sechsertragerl”, step by step
Sechsertragerl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sechser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sechser | something with a number, value or size of six |
| 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) |