Where does “Zulieferer” come from?

Zulieferer (German) comes from German zuliefern, from German liefern, from Middle High German lieveren, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

Zulieferer (German): supplier

Definitions

  1. supplier

Ancestry of “Zulieferer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzuliefernto supply
2Germanliefernto supply, provide; to deliver; to yield
3Middle High Germanlieveren
4Old Frenchlivrerto deliver; to give birth; to deliver
5Latinlīberōto free, set free, liberate
6Latinlīberāre
7LatinLīber
8Old Latinloeber
9Frenchloberto lob
10Frenchloblob
11EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
12EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
13EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
14Old Frenchlongitude
15Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
16Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
17Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
18Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
Every word from Latin dis-