Where does “Täter” come from?
Täter (German) comes from German Missetäter, from German missetāt, from Middle High German missetāt, from Old High German mistāt, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Täter (German): doer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender
Definitions
- doer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender
Ancestry of “Täter”, step by step
Täter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Missetäter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Missetäter | malefactor |
| 2 | German | missetāt | iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed |
| 3 | Middle High German | missetāt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mistāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | missadēdiz | misdeed, wrongful act |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |