Where does “Ausnahmefall” come from?
Ausnahmefall (German) comes from German Ausnahme, from German ausnehmen, from German aus-, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt — out, outward.
Ausnahmefall (German): exception
Definitions
- exception
Ancestry of “Ausnahmefall”, step by step
Ausnahmefall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ausnahme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausnahme | exception |
| 2 | German | ausnehmen | to exclude; to exempt; to fleece |
| 3 | German | aus- | out- |
| 4 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 5 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 6 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 7 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German fäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fäll | singular imperative of fällen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | val | fall; case |
| 3 | Old High German | val | fall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fall | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaz | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 6 | German | Falz | fold; rabbet, rebate; seam |
| 7 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |