Where does “Stimmungsbarometer” come from?
Stimmungsbarometer (German) comes from German Stimmung, from German stimmen, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Stimmungsbarometer (German): sentiment indicator, mood barometer a metaphorical tool or survey used to measure current public opinion, market sentiment, or political climate
Definitions
- sentiment indicator, mood barometer a metaphorical tool or survey used to measure current public opinion, market sentiment, or political climate
Ancestry of “Stimmungsbarometer”, step by step
Stimmungsbarometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stimmung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stimmung | mood; lively atmosphere; vibe; exuberance;... |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
via German Barometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Barometer | barometer (instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) |
| 2 | German | -meter | meter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |