Where does “Verteidigungswall” come from?
Verteidigungswall (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.
Verteidigungswall (German): rampart, defensive wall, defensive earthwork
Definitions
- rampart, defensive wall, defensive earthwork
Ancestry of “Verteidigungswall”, step by step
Verteidigungswall 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 |