Where does “davonrennen” come from?
davonrennen (German) comes from German davon, from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
davonrennen (German): to run away (from something)
Definitions
- to run away (from something)
Ancestry of “davonrennen”, step by step
davonrennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German davon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | davon | from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that |
| 2 | German | dā | there |
| 3 | Middle High German | dā | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dār | there |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via German Rennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rennen | race, a competitive event in sports; the act of... |
| 2 | Old High German | rennan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |