Where does “Zimmerschlüssel” come from?
Zimmerschlüssel (German) comes from German Zimmer, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Zimmerschlüssel (German): room key
Definitions
- room key
Ancestry of “Zimmerschlüssel”, step by step
Zimmerschlüssel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zimmer | room |
| 2 | Middle High German | zimber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zimbar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *timr | (act of) building |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via German schlüssel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schlüssel | a key |