Herkunft des Wortes "Tank"

[omega7]

Hi,

ich weis nicht ob jeder die Herkunft des Wortes "Tank"
kennt. Deswegen hab ich jetzt mal die Thread aufgemacht.
Das Wort Tank ist englisch und (wie vieleicht schon jemand herrausgefunden hat) Tank heist. Das kommt daher das die
Amis oder Engis ( ) ihrem Volk gesagt haben das Wären Wassertanks. Durch die Form hat man das dann auch geglaubt.
Naja jedenfalls sollte das geheim bleiben (wahrscheinlich die ersten Wochen dannn wäre es sowieso rausgekommen für was die wirklich sind ) Jo das ist die Geschichte des Wortes Tank gewesen!
Falls noch jemand fragen hat kann er sie gerne bei Google oder hier im Forum stellen
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MFG omega7

[Kadettcab]

Wow...jetzt wird mir so einiges klar

Und woher kommt jetzt das Wort Yipieyayeh?
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Bück Dich Fee...
Wunsch ist Wunsch!!!

[drunken.boo]

*grins dela wirds gefallen, einlesen statt einposten ist hier die devise, aber was solls.

... google mal nach spam, wie macht mans richtig oder besser, wie vermeide ich es

dennoch willkommen im forum

[Garincha1]

Na, mal schauen, ob omega7 die Wahrheit schreibt...

Quelle: Wikipedia

The first successful prototype tank was tested for the British Army on September 6, 1915. Although initially termed "landships" by The Admiralty, the initial vehicles were referred to as "water-carriers", later shortened to "tanks", to preserve secrecy.

The word "tank" was used to give the workers the impression they were constructing tracked water containers for the British army in Mesopotamia, and it was made official on December 24, 1915. The first tank, the Mark I, became operational at the Battle of the Somme on September 15, 1916. The French developed the Schneider CA1 working from Holt caterpillar tractors, and first used it on April 16, 1917. The first successful use of massed tanks in combat occurred at the Battle of Cambrai on November 20, 1917.

Und was sagen die Ethymologen?

c.1616, "pool or lake for irrigation or drinking water," a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, ult. from Gujarati tankh "cistern, underground reservoir for water," Marathi tanken, or tanka "reservoir of water, tank." Perhaps from Skt. tadaga-m "pond, lake pool," and reinforced in later sense of "large artificial container for liquid" (1690) by Port. tanque "reservoir," from estancar "hold back a current of water," from V.L. *stanticare (see stanch). But others say the Port. word is the source of the Indian ones. Meaning "fuel container" is recorded from 1902. Military use originated 1915, partly as a code word, partly because they looked like benzene tanks. They were first used in action at Pozieres ridge, on the Western Front, Sept. 15, 1916. Slang meaning "detention cell" is from 1912. Tanker "ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," is first attested 1900. Tank top is 1968, from tank suit "one-piece bathing costume" (1920s), so called because it was worn in a swimming tank, or pool.

Okay, omega7, setzen! Zwei mit Sternchen!