Where does “Sprengkopf” come from?
Sprengkopf (German) comes from German sprengen, from Middle High German sprengen, from Old High German sprengen, from Proto-Germanic sprangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Sprengkopf (German): warhead
Definitions
- warhead
Ancestry of “Sprengkopf”, step by step
Sprengkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sprengen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprengen | to blow up, to blast; to sprinkle |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprengen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sprengen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprangijaną | to cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up |
| 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 |