Where does “Zebrastreifen” come from?
Zebrastreifen (German) comes from German Zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese zevro, from Old Portuguese ezevro — Alternative form of zevro.
Zebrastreifen (German): zebra crossing
Definitions
- zebra crossing
Ancestry of “Zebrastreifen”, step by step
Zebrastreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zebra | zebra |
| 2 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | zevro | stupid, uncouth; a now-extinct species of... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | ezevro | Alternative form of zevro |
via German streifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streifen | to brush, to range; to swipe something |
| 2 | Middle High German | streifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | streifen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straipijaną | — |