Where does “Straßenwischerin” come from?
Straßenwischerin (German) comes from German Straßenwischer, from German Wischer, from German wischen, from Middle High German wischen, from Old High German wisken, from Proto-Germanic wiskijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Straßenwischerin (German): street sweeper, roadsweeper (female)
Definitions
- street sweeper, roadsweeper (female)
Ancestry of “Straßenwischerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Straßenwischer | street sweeper, roadsweeper |
| 2 | German | Wischer | wiper |
| 3 | German | wischen | to wipe; to sweep |
| 4 | Middle High German | wischen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wisken | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiskijaną | to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |