Where does “Spionagechef” come from?
Spionagechef (German) comes from German Spionage, from French espionnage, from French espionner, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn — to see, to look, to observe.
Spionagechef (German): intelligence chief
Definitions
- intelligence chief
Ancestry of “Spionagechef”, step by step
Spionagechef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spionage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spionage | espionage |
| 2 | French | espionnage | espionage; spying |
| 3 | French | espionner | to spy |
| 4 | French | espion | spy |
| 5 | Middle French | espion | — |
| 6 | Old French | espion | spy |
| 7 | Frankish | *spehō | — |
| 8 | Frankish | spehōn | to spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via German Chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |