Where does “Seelenverkäufer” come from?
Seelenverkäufer (German) comes from German Verkäufer, from German verkaufen, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Seelenverkäufer (German): seller of souls; an unseaworthy boat or ship; a...
Definitions
- seller of souls; an unseaworthy boat or ship; a...
Ancestry of “Seelenverkäufer”, step by step
Seelenverkäufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verkäufer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verkäufer | agent noun of verkaufen |
| 2 | German | verkaufen | to sell |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German seele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seele | soul |
| 2 | Middle High German | sēle | soul |
| 3 | Old High German | sēla | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |