Where does “auspowern” come from?
auspowern (German) comes from German power, from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis — to drink.
auspowern (German): to exploit
Definitions
- to exploit
Ancestry of “auspowern”, step by step
auspowern traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German power
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | power | poor, miserable; singular imperative of powern;... |
| 2 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | power | Ability, power or capability |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | poer | — |
| 5 | Latin | potēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 7 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via German Aus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German powern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | powern | — |