Where does “Verkehrsunfall” come from?

Verkehrsunfall (German) comes from German verkehr, from German verkehren, from Dutch verkeren, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Verkehrsunfall (German): traffic accident

Definitions

  1. traffic accident

Ancestry of “Verkehrsunfall”, step by step

Verkehrsunfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verkehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkehrcorrespondence, traffic interaction [[involve
2Germanverkehrento interact in somebody’s sphere, to have...
3Dutchverkerento find oneself; to be found, be located;...
4DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
5Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
6Old Dutchkēren
7Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via German Unfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnfallaccident
2Middle High Germanunval
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers-Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijanąEvery word from Old Dutch kēren