Where does “Beteuerung” come from?

Beteuerung (German) comes from German beteuern, from German teuer, from Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Beteuerung (German): assurance, reaffirmation

Definitions

  1. assurance, reaffirmation

Ancestry of “Beteuerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeteuernto assert, affirm, aver, asseverate
2Germanteuerdear; expensive
3Middle High Germantiure—
4Old High Germantiuriexpensive; dear
5Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
6Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →
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