Where does “Wahlbroschüre” come from?

Wahlbroschüre (German) comes from German Broschüre, from French brochure, from French brocher, from Middle French brocher, from Old French brochier, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος — passed , crossed.

Wahlbroschüre (German): election brochure

Definitions

  1. election brochure

Ancestry of “Wahlbroschüre”, step by step

Wahlbroschüre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Broschüre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBroschürebrochure
2Frenchbrochurebrocade; needlework; brochure, booklet, pamphlet
3Frenchbrocherto stitch, sew; to brocade
4Middle Frenchbrocher
5Old Frenchbrochierto jab; to prod; to spur; to motivate; to...
6Old Frenchbrochebrooch, pin; spit
7Vulgar Latinbroccafork, roasting-spit
8Ancient Greekπρόχοοςewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;...
9Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
10Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró