Where does “Stürmerfoul” come from?
Stürmerfoul (German) comes from German Foul, from English foul, from Middle English foulen, from Old English fūlian, from Proto-Germanic fūlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
Stürmerfoul (German): offensive foul
Definitions
- offensive foul
Ancestry of “Stürmerfoul”, step by step
Stürmerfoul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Foul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Foul | foul breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage |
| 2 | English | foul | Covered with, or containing unclean matter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | foulen | To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty |
| 4 | Old English | fūlian | to become foul; rot; decay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fūlāną | To become foul; rot; decay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Stürmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stürmer | stormtrooper; forward; striker; attacker; rusher |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |