Where does “Verfassungsschutzabteilung” come from?
Verfassungsschutzabteilung (German) comes from German Abteilung, from German abteilen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Verfassungsschutzabteilung (German): constitution protection department; department...
Definitions
- constitution protection department; department...
Ancestry of “Verfassungsschutzabteilung”, step by step
Verfassungsschutzabteilung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abteilung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abteilung | department; division; battalion |
| 2 | German | abteilen | to divide, to split apart, to sunder, to section |
| 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 | — |
via German Verfassungsschutz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verfassungsschutz | protection of the constitution the Grundgesetz; the totality of all efforts (such as domestic espionage and the banning of political parties deemed hostile to it) undertaken to protect the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the basic societal order which that constitution establishe |
| 2 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 3 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |