Where does “Truppenabzug” come from?
Truppenabzug (German) comes from German truppe, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
Truppenabzug (German): troops pullout
Definitions
- troops pullout
Ancestry of “Truppenabzug”, step by step
Truppenabzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German truppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | truppe | troupe (company of actors, etc.) |
| 2 | French | troupe | troop |
| 3 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 4 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 5 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
via German Abzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abzug | trigger of a gun |
| 2 | German | abziehen | to subtract, to deduct; to pull out; to leave |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |