Where does “Spionagering” come from?
Spionagering (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.
Spionagering (German): spy ring
Definitions
- spy ring
Ancestry of “Spionagering”, step by step
Spionagering 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 ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ring | singular imperative of ringen; first-person... |
| 2 | Old High German | ring | ring object in the shape of a circle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |