Where does “figurbetont” come from?

figurbetont (German) comes from German Figur, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figurbetont (German): figure-hugging

Definitions

  1. figure-hugging

Ancestry of “figurbetont”, step by step

figurbetont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Figur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFigurfigure, figurine; character; piece
2Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via German betont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetontemphasized; inflection of betonen: ##...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →