Where does “Tagestourist” come from?
Tagestourist (German) comes from German Tourist, from German Tour, from Middle French tour, from Old French tor, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Tagestourist (German): day-tripper male or of unspecified sex
Definitions
- day-tripper male or of unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Tagestourist”, step by step
Tagestourist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tourist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tourist | tourist male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Tour | tour, journey |
| 3 | Middle French | tour | — |
| 4 | Old French | tor | tower; bull |
| 5 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German tag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 2 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 4 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 5 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |