Where does “Aufnahmeprüfung” come from?
Aufnahmeprüfung (German) comes from German Aufnahme, from German aufnehmen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
Aufnahmeprüfung (German): entrance examination
Definitions
- entrance examination
Ancestry of “Aufnahmeprüfung”, step by step
Aufnahmeprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aufnahme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufnahme | reception; photo; recording |
| 2 | German | aufnehmen | to pick up, lift up; to receive; to accommodate |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German prüfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | prüfung | an official test or examination on a subject |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |