Where does “Telefonjoker” come from?
Telefonjoker (German) comes from German Joker, from English joker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Telefonjoker (German): "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline
Definitions
- "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline
Ancestry of “Telefonjoker”, step by step
Telefonjoker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Joker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Joker | joker card that substitutes any other card |
| 2 | English | joker | A person who makes jokes; A funny person; A... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | telefon | telephone |