Where does “Abdankungsgrund” come from?
Abdankungsgrund (German) comes from German Abdankung, from German abdanken, from German danken, from Middle High German danken, from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz — to think.
Abdankungsgrund (German): reason for resignation
Definitions
- reason for resignation
Ancestry of “Abdankungsgrund”, step by step
Abdankungsgrund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abdankung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abdankung | resignation; dismissal; memorial service |
| 2 | German | abdanken | to resign |
| 3 | German | danken | to thank |
| 4 | Middle High German | danken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dankōn | to thank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þankōn | to thank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þankōną | to thank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via German Grund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 2 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |