Where does “Waffenstillstandsabkommen” come from?
Waffenstillstandsabkommen (German) comes from German abkommen, from Middle High German abekomen, from Old High German abaqueman, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Waffenstillstandsabkommen (German): armistice agreement; ceasefire agreement
Definitions
- armistice agreement; ceasefire agreement
Ancestry of “Waffenstillstandsabkommen”, step by step
Waffenstillstandsabkommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German abkommen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abkommen | to come from, to derive from; to stray from; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | abekomen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | abaqueman | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via German Waffenstillstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waffenstillstand | armistice; ceasefire; truce |
| 2 | French | armistice | armistice |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | armistitium | truce |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |