Where does “Überprüfung” come from?
Überprüfung (German) comes from German überprüfen, from German prüfen, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Überprüfung (German): check, examination, inspection
Definitions
- check, examination, inspection
Ancestry of “Überprüfung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | überprüfen | to check |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |