Where does “Telefonverkäufer” come from?

Telefonverkäufer (German) comes from German Verkäufer, from German verkaufen, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Telefonverkäufer (German): telemarketer

Definitions

  1. telemarketer

Ancestry of “Telefonverkäufer”, step by step

Telefonverkäufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verkäufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerkäuferagent noun of verkaufen
2Germanverkaufento sell
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantelefontelephone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →