Where does “verkehrstüchtig” come from?
verkehrstüchtig (German) comes from German tüchtig, from Middle High German tühtec, from Old High German *tuhtig, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg, from Proto-West Germanic duhti, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
verkehrstüchtig (German): sturdy enough for being used in interaction with other people, admissible for traffic
Definitions
- sturdy enough for being used in interaction with other people, admissible for traffic
Ancestry of “verkehrstüchtig”, step by step
verkehrstüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tüchtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tüchtig | efficient; capable; hard |
| 2 | Middle High German | tühtec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *tuhtig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via German verkehr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 2 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 3 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 4 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |