Where does “Verteidigungsressort” come from?
Verteidigungsressort (German) comes from German Ressort, from French ressort, from French ressortir, from French sortir, from Old French sortir, from Latin sortire, from Latin sors, from Latin legere — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “Verteidigungsressort”, step by step
Verteidigungsressort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ressort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ressort | department, area of operations |
| 2 | French | ressort | resilience, elasticity; spring; spirit, energy |
| 3 | French | ressortir | to go or come back out; to go/come out again; to... |
| 4 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 5 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 6 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 8 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 10 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 |