Where does “Softwareentwicklerin” come from?
Softwareentwicklerin (German) comes from German Softwareentwickler, from German Software, from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Softwareentwicklerin (German): female software developer
Definitions
- female software developer
Ancestry of “Softwareentwicklerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Softwareentwickler | software developer |
| 2 | German | Software | software |
| 3 | English | software | Encoded computer instructions, usually... |
| 4 | English | -ware | Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items... |
| 5 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |