Where does “Traufstreifen” come from?
Traufstreifen (German) comes from German Traufe, from German Trauung, from German trauen, from Middle High German trūwen, from Old High German trūwēn, from Proto-West Germanic *trūwēn, from Proto-Germanic trūwāną, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.
Traufstreifen (German): eavesdrip, eavesdrop The space around a house on which the rainwater from the eaves of the house drips
Definitions
- eavesdrip, eavesdrop The space around a house on which the rainwater from the eaves of the house drips
Ancestry of “Traufstreifen”, step by step
Traufstreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Traufe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Traufe | eaves |
| 2 | German | Trauung | wedding vows; wedding |
| 3 | German | trauen | to trust; to marry; to dare |
| 4 | Middle High German | trūwen | to trust |
| 5 | Old High German | trūwēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *trūwēn | to trust, have faith in |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trūwāną | to trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |
via German streifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streifen | to brush, to range; to swipe something |
| 2 | Middle High German | streifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | streifen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straipijaną | — |