Where does “Verdauungstrakt” come from?
Verdauungstrakt (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.
Verdauungstrakt (German): alimentary canal, digestive tract
Definitions
- alimentary canal, digestive tract
Ancestry of “Verdauungstrakt”, step by step
Verdauungstrakt 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 Trakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trakt | tract; wing, block |
| 2 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |