Where does “Tabubruch” come from?

Tabubruch (German) comes from German tabu, from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.

Tabubruch (German): breach of taboo

Definitions

  1. breach of taboo

Ancestry of “Tabubruch”, step by step

Tabubruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantabutaboo
2EnglishtabooAn inhibition or ban that results from social...
3Tongantapuprohibited, sacred
4Proto-Polynesiantaputaboo
5Proto-Oceanictabu—
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—

via German brūch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrūchbreak, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
2Middle High Germanbrūch—
3Old High Germanbrūhuse
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic tabu →