Where does “Wählscheibe” come from?
Wählscheibe (German) comes from German wählen, from Middle High German weln, from Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Wählscheibe (German): rotary dial
Definitions
- rotary dial
Ancestry of “Wählscheibe”, step by step
Wählscheibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wählen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wählen | to choose; to dial; to vote |
| 2 | Middle High German | weln | to choose |
| 3 | Old High German | wellen | to want; to choose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walljan | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via German scheibe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | scheibe | flat piece or surface |
| 2 | Middle High German | schībe | disc flat round piece |
| 3 | Old High German | skība | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skībā | slice, sliver |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skībǭ | a shaving; slice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |