Where does “Bettelruf” come from?
Bettelruf (German) comes from German betteln, from Middle High German betelen, from Old High German betalōn, from Proto-West Germanic bedulōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Bettelruf (German): begging call a sound made by young birds to get food from their parents
Definitions
- begging call a sound made by young birds to get food from their parents
Ancestry of “Bettelruf”, step by step
Bettelruf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German betteln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | betteln | to beg |
| 2 | Middle High German | betelen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | betalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bedulōn | to beg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Ruf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ruf | call; reputation |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruof | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruof | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ruofan | to call |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |