Where does “Ziffernsturz” come from?

Ziffernsturz (German) comes from German Ziffer, from Middle High German zifer, from Old French cifre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Ziffernsturz (German): Unintentionally swapped digits in a number sequence

Definitions

  1. Unintentionally swapped digits in a number sequence

Ancestry of “Ziffernsturz”, step by step

Ziffernsturz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZifferdigit, numeral; a numbered division unit written...
2Middle High Germanziferdigit
3Old Frenchcifre—
4Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
5Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
6Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via German sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →