Where does “Verdauungsspaziergang” come from?
Verdauungsspaziergang (German) comes from German Verdauung, from German verdauen, 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.
Verdauungsspaziergang (German): constitutional walk
Definitions
- constitutional walk
Ancestry of “Verdauungsspaziergang”, step by step
Verdauungsspaziergang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verdauung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verdauung | digestion |
| 2 | German | verdauen | to digest; to get over |
| 3 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Spaziergang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spaziergang | walk; walk in the park |
| 2 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |