Where does “Asylrecht” come from?
Asylrecht (German) comes from German Asyl, from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
Asylrecht (German): right of asylum
Definitions
- right of asylum
Ancestry of “Asylrecht”, step by step
Asylrecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Asyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Asyl | asylum; political asylum, right of asylum |
| 2 | French | asile | retirement home, old people's home; asylum |
| 3 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via German recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 2 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |