Where does “Überbrückungshilfe” come from?
Überbrückungshilfe (German) comes from German Hilfe, from Middle High German hilfe, from Old High German hilfa, from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
Überbrückungshilfe (German): interim aid, stop-gap aid, provisional assistance
Definitions
- interim aid, stop-gap aid, provisional assistance
Ancestry of “Überbrückungshilfe”, step by step
Überbrückungshilfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hilfe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hilfe | help |
| 2 | Middle High German | hilfe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hilfa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hilpiz | help |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |
via German Überbrückung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überbrückung | bridging |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |