Where does “Adelsbezeichnung” come from?
Adelsbezeichnung (German) comes from German Bezeichnung, from German bezeichnen, from German zeichnen, from German Zeichen, from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną — to point out.
Adelsbezeichnung (German): aristocratic appellation any formal designation of a person that includes an
Definitions
- aristocratic appellation any formal designation of a person that includes an
Ancestry of “Adelsbezeichnung”, step by step
Adelsbezeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bezeichnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bezeichnung | designation, denomination, name, term;... |
| 2 | German | bezeichnen | to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote |
| 3 | German | zeichnen | to draw |
| 4 | German | Zeichen | characters, marks, sign; token |
| 5 | Middle High German | zeichen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via German adel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adel | inflection of adeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |