Where does “Täterort” come from?
Täterort (German) comes from German Täter, 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 — to do, put, place.
Täterort (German): a site of perpetration, especially in reference to Nazi Germany
Definitions
- a site of perpetration, especially in reference to Nazi Germany
Ancestry of “Täterort”, step by step
Täterort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Täter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Täter | doer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender |
| 2 | German | Missetäter | malefactor |
| 3 | German | missetāt | iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed |
| 4 | Middle High German | missetāt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mistāt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | missadēdiz | misdeed, wrongful act |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via German ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |