Where does “Stichwortgeber” come from?
Stichwortgeber (German) comes from German Stichwort, from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Stichwortgeber (German): straight man
Definitions
- straight man
Ancestry of “Stichwortgeber”, step by step
Stichwortgeber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stichwort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stichwort | keyword; headword |
| 2 | German | wôrt | plural word as an isolated unit |
| 3 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via German Geber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geber | giver, donor, grantor; encoder |
| 2 | Arabic | جابر | to treat with kindness, to be nice; bonesetter,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 4 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |