Where does “Sendegerät” come from?
Sendegerät (German) comes from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Sendegerät (German): transmitter
Definitions
- transmitter
Ancestry of “Sendegerät”, step by step
Sendegerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gerät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gerät | device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | geræte | equipment; consultation; equipment |
| 3 | Old High German | girāti | advice, consultation |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Senden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senden | gerund of senden; transmission |
| 2 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |