Where does “Bedarfsbrief” come from?
Bedarfsbrief (German) comes from German Bedarf, from Middle Low German bedarf, from Middle Low German bedörven, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.
Bedarfsbrief (German): letter sent for non-philatelic purpose (e.g. written and sent because of the sender's need to communicate)
Definitions
- letter sent for non-philatelic purpose (e.g. written and sent because of the sender's need to communicate)
Ancestry of “Bedarfsbrief”, step by step
Bedarfsbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bedarf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bedarf | need; demand |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bedarf | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bedörven | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 6 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 7 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German brief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 2 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 3 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 4 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |