Where does “Verfasserzeile” come from?

Verfasserzeile (German) comes from German Verfasser, from German verfassen, 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.

Verfasserzeile (German): byline (a line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name)

Definitions

  1. byline (a line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name)

Ancestry of “Verfasserzeile”, step by step

Verfasserzeile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verfasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerfasserauthor
2Germanverfassento write, to compose, to draft, to prepare
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
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 zeile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeileline, row
2Middle High Germanzīl(e)
3Old High Germanzīla
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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