Where does “Zeitraffer” come from?

Zeitraffer (German) comes from German raffen, from Middle High German raffen, from Old High German hraffon, from Proto-West Germanic hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Zeitraffer (German): time-lapse

Definitions

  1. time-lapse

Ancestry of “Zeitraffer”, step by step

Zeitraffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German raffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanraffenTo snatch up, grasp; To understand
2Middle High Germanraffen—
3Old High Germanhraffonto grasp, to snatch
4Proto-West Germanichrapōnto snatch
5Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →