Where does “Abtreibungsbefürworter” come from?
Abtreibungsbefürworter (German) comes from German Abtreibung, from German abtreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
Abtreibungsbefürworter (German): pro-choice advocate, pro-choice campaigner, pro-choicer, proabortionist (pro-abortionist) male or of unspecified gender one who is supportive of the legality of abortion
Definitions
- pro-choice advocate, pro-choice campaigner, pro-choicer, proabortionist (pro-abortionist) male or of unspecified gender one who is supportive of the legality of abortion
Ancestry of “Abtreibungsbefürworter”, step by step
Abtreibungsbefürworter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abtreibung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abtreibung | abortion |
| 2 | German | abtreiben | to go/be sent off course; to have an abortion; to... |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via German Befürworter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Befürworter | proponent, supporter |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |