Where does “Telefonüberwachung” come from?
Telefonüberwachung (German) comes from German Überwachung, from German überwachen, from German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
Telefonüberwachung (German): wiretapping, telephone tapping
Definitions
- wiretapping, telephone tapping
Ancestry of “Telefonüberwachung”, step by step
Telefonüberwachung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Überwachung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überwachung | surveillance |
| 2 | German | überwachen | to control, to monitor, to supervise; to keep... |
| 3 | German | wachen | to be awake; to watch, to guard |
| 4 | Old High German | wahhēn | to wake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wakēn | to wake, to be awake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wakāną | to wake, to be awake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via German telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | telefon | telephone |