Where does “Stellwerkstörung” come from?
Stellwerkstörung (German) comes from German Stellwerk, from German werk, from Middle High German werc, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Stellwerkstörung (German): signal box disruption
Definitions
- signal box disruption
Ancestry of “Stellwerkstörung”, step by step
Stellwerkstörung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stellwerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stellwerk | signal box |
| 2 | German | werk | work, achievement the result of working |
| 3 | Middle High German | werc | work |
| 4 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German Störung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Störung | disturbance; dysfunction, disorder |
| 2 | German | stören | to disturb, to interfere, to bother |
| 3 | Middle High German | stören | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stōren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *staurijan | to destroy, disturb |