Where does “Startbildschirm” come from?
Startbildschirm (German) comes from German start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
Startbildschirm (German): homescreen main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface
Definitions
- homescreen main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface
Ancestry of “Startbildschirm”, step by step
Startbildschirm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | start | singular imperative of starten |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via German Bildschirm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bildschirm | screen; monitor; display |
| 2 | German | schirm | screen |
| 3 | Middle High German | schirm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skerm | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |