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Where does “trechtäre” come from?

trechtäre (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon trahtari, from Proto-Germanic *trahtārī, from Latin tractārius, from Latin traiectorium, from Latin trāiciō, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “trechtäre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontrahtari—
2Proto-Germanic*trahtārī—
3Latintractārius—
4Latintraiectoriumfunnel
5Latintrāiciō—
6Latintrāditiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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