Where does “Abtreibungsklinik” come from?
Abtreibungsklinik (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.
Abtreibungsklinik (German): abortion clinic
Definitions
- abortion clinic
Ancestry of “Abtreibungsklinik”, step by step
Abtreibungsklinik 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 Klinik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klinik | clinic |
| 2 | French | clinique | clinical; clinic |
| 3 | Latin | clinicus | a physician who tends to patients who are... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλινικός | of or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |