Where does “Trebegängerin” come from?
Trebegängerin (German) comes from German Trebegänger, from Old Spanish trebe, from Latin tripedes, from Latin tripes, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “Trebegängerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trebegänger | runaway kid, street kid |
| 2 | Old Spanish | trebe | — |
| 3 | Latin | tripedes | — |
| 4 | Latin | tripes | Having three feet; three-footed; tripod |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |