Where does “Währungskürzel” come from?
Währungskürzel (German) comes from German Währung, from German währen, from Middle High German warn, from Old High German warōn, from Proto-Germanic warōną, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.
Währungskürzel (German): currency code (ISO 4217)
Definitions
- currency code (ISO 4217)
Ancestry of “Währungskürzel”, step by step
Währungskürzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Währung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Währung | currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und... |
| 2 | German | währen | To last, persist |
| 3 | Middle High German | warn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | warōn | to be wary; to guard, keep, take care |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warōną | to watch, to protect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waraz | cautious; heedful; wary; watchful |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |
via German Kürzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kürzel | abbreviation |
| 2 | German | kurz | short, brief; concise; briefly, in short |
| 3 | Middle High German | kurz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kurz | short |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 6 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |