Where does “Büßergewand” come from?
Büßergewand (German) comes from German Gewand, from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Büßergewand (German): hairshirt
Definitions
- hairshirt
Ancestry of “Büßergewand”, step by step
Büßergewand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gewand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewand | garment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gewant | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | giwant | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via German Büßer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büßer | penitent one undergoing penance |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |