Where does “Artikel” come from?

Artikel (German) comes from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Artikel (German): article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,...

Definitions

  1. article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,...

Ancestry of “Artikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
2Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Artikel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értusEvery word from Latin artus