Where does “metabelief” come from?
metabelief (English) comes from English belief, from Middle English bileve, from Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic laubu, from Proto-Germanic laubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
metabelief (English): a belief about some belief
Definitions
- a belief about some belief
Ancestry of “metabelief”, step by step
metabelief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English belief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | belief | Mental acceptance of a claim as true; Faith or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bileve | belief |
| 3 | Old English | lēafa | belief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laubu | permission |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laubō | permission |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |