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Where does “Bestattungsart” come from?

Bestattungsart (German) comes from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Bestattungsart (German): burial

Definitions

  1. burial

Ancestry of “Bestattungsart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanart—
2Middle High Germanart—
3Old High Germanart—
4Proto-West Germanicardnative place
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →