Where does “Werbeartikel” come from?
Werbeartikel (German) comes from German werben, from Middle High German werben, from Old High German werban, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.
Werbeartikel (German): promotional item, promotional article, promotional product
Definitions
- promotional item, promotional article, promotional product
Ancestry of “Werbeartikel”, step by step
Werbeartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German werben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | werben | to recruit; to enlist; to promote, advertise; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | werben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | werban | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwerbaną | to turn; turn around; to move; move about; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerp- | to turn; to whirl, to twist |
via German Artikel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |