Where does “Bettgeflüster” come from?
Bettgeflüster (German) comes from German Geflüster, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Bettgeflüster (German): pillow talk
Definitions
- pillow talk
Ancestry of “Bettgeflüster”, step by step
Bettgeflüster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geflüster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geflüster | a murmur, whispering |
| 2 | German | ge- | Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German bett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bett | bed piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest |
| 2 | Middle High German | bet | — |
| 3 | Old High German | betti | bed, flower-bed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | badi | bed |
| 5 | Persian | بدی | badness |
| 6 | Persian | بد | bad; not good; evil; poorly, badly |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭥𐭭 | to; at; in |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |