Where does “seemannssprachlich” come from?
seemannssprachlich (German) comes from German Seemann, from German mann, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
seemannssprachlich (German): seaman's language
Definitions
- seaman's language
Ancestry of “seemannssprachlich”, step by step
seemannssprachlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seemann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seemann | sailor; seaman |
| 2 | German | mann | man, male human being |
| 3 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 4 | Old High German | man | man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German sprachlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprachlich | linguistic, language |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |