Where does “Verteidigungsminister” come from?
Verteidigungsminister (German) comes from German Verteidigung, from German verteidigen, from Middle High German verteidingen, from Middle High German vertagedingen, from Middle High German teidinc, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag — to burn; warm, hot.
Verteidigungsminister (German): minister of defence
Definitions
- minister of defence
Ancestry of “Verteidigungsminister”, step by step
Verteidigungsminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verteidigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verteidigung | defence / defense |
| 2 | German | verteidigen | to defend; to justify |
| 3 | Middle High German | verteidingen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vertagedingen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | teidinc | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 7 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German Minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minister | minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) |
| 2 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |