Where does “Trichter” come from?
Trichter (German) comes from Middle High German trihter, from Old High German trahtāri, from Proto-West Germanic *trahtārī, from Latin tractārius, from Latin traiectorium, from Latin trāiciō, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
Trichter (German): funnel; hopper
Definitions
- funnel; hopper
Ancestry of “Trichter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | trihter | — |
| 2 | Old High German | trahtāri | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *trahtārī | funnel |
| 4 | Latin | tractārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | traiectorium | funnel |
| 6 | Latin | trāiciō | to throw, cast or hurl across or over |
| 7 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |