Where does “Stempeluhr” come from?
Stempeluhr (German) comes from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Stempeluhr (German): time clock, punch clock
Definitions
- time clock, punch clock
Ancestry of “Stempeluhr”, step by step
Stempeluhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German uhr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 3 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German stempeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stempeln | to stamp; to postmark |
| 2 | German | stempel | inflection of stempeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stempel | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stampen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stampon | to stomp |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stampōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |