Where does “Armutszeugnis” come from?
Armutszeugnis (German) comes from German Armut, from Middle High German armuot, from Old High German armuotī, from Proto-West Germanic armōdī, from Proto-Germanic armōdiją, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Armutszeugnis (German): certificate of poverty; grave, damning...
Definitions
- certificate of poverty; grave, damning...
Ancestry of “Armutszeugnis”, step by step
Armutszeugnis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Armut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Armut | poverty |
| 2 | Middle High German | armuot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | armuotī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | armōdī | poverty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armōdiją | poverty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Zeugnis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeugnis | testimony, witness declaration; certificate,... |
| 2 | German | zeugen | To beget, father, procreate; To testify, bear... |
| 3 | German | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziuc | stuff, gear |
| 5 | Old High German | giziug | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teugą | A device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |