Where does “Wechselpräposition” come from?
Wechselpräposition (German) comes from German Präposition, from Latin praepositiō, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Wechselpräposition (German): A preposition that can be construed with more than one grammatical case, with the sense depending on this choice of case
Definitions
- A preposition that can be construed with more than one grammatical case, with the sense depending on this choice of case
Ancestry of “Wechselpräposition”, step by step
Wechselpräposition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Präposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Präposition | adposition, preposition; preposition |
| 2 | Latin | praepositiō | preference |
| 3 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German wechseln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wechseln | change, exchange |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëhseln | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wehsalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |