Where does “Stahlträger” come from?
Stahlträger (German) comes from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
Stahlträger (German): steel beam
Definitions
- steel beam
Ancestry of “Stahlträger”, step by step
Stahlträger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stahl | steel |
| 2 | Middle High German | stahel | steel |
| 3 | Old High German | stahal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stahliją | something made of steel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German Träger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Träger | agent noun of tragen; carrier, support; girder,... |
| 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) |