Where does “Verteilerkreis” come from?

Verteilerkreis (German) comes from German Verteiler, from German verteilen, from Middle High German verteilen, from Old High German farteilen, from Proto-Germanic fradailijaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Verteilerkreis (German): large roundabout which serves as important junction, usually with exits to motorways, highways, expressways

Definitions

  1. large roundabout which serves as important junction, usually with exits to motorways, highways, expressways

Ancestry of “Verteilerkreis”, step by step

Verteilerkreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verteiler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerteilerdistributor
2Germanverteilento distribute; to spread; to spread out
3Middle High Germanverteilen
4Old High Germanfarteilen
5Proto-Germanicfradailijanąto deal away, give away, distribute, expend
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz
3Old High Germankreiz
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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