Where does “Abtreibungsgesetz” come from?
Abtreibungsgesetz (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.
Abtreibungsgesetz (German): abortion law
Definitions
- abortion law
Ancestry of “Abtreibungsgesetz”, step by step
Abtreibungsgesetz 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 Gesetz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesetz | law, act, bill, statute |
| 2 | Middle High German | gesetze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gisezzida | fixing, determination, assessment; establishment,... |
| 4 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |