Where does “Verbindungsbeamter” come from?

Verbindungsbeamter (German) comes from German Verbindung, from German verbinden, 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.

Verbindungsbeamter (German): liaison officer male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. liaison officer male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Verbindungsbeamter”, step by step

Verbindungsbeamter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verbindung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbindungconnection; compound
2Germanverbindento join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to...
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 Beamter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeamterofficer, civil servant, public servant;...
2Afrikaansbeampteofficial, civil servant
3Dutchbeambteofficial, public servant
4Dutchbeambt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós