Where does “saubermachen” come from?
saubermachen (German) comes from German sauber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
saubermachen (German): to clean
Definitions
- to clean
Ancestry of “saubermachen”, step by step
saubermachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sauber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sauber | clean; neat, tidy; pretty, cute |
| 2 | Latin | sūber | cork oak, cork-tree |
| 3 | Old High German | sūbar | clean |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūbrī | sober; clean |
| 5 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German machen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | machen | to make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 3 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |