Where does “dolmetschen” come from?

dolmetschen (German) comes from German Dolmetscher, from Middle High German tolmetsche, from Proto-Slavic tъlmačь, from Proto-Turkic *tilmač.

dolmetschen (German): to translate; to interpret

Definitions

  1. to translate; to interpret

Ancestry of “dolmetschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDolmetscherinterpreter; translator
2Middle High Germantolmetsche—
3Proto-Slavictъlmačьinterpreter, translator
4Proto-Turkic*tilmač—

Words derived from “dolmetschen”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tilmač →