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Where does “Bewusstseinszustand” come from?

Bewusstseinszustand (German) comes from German Bewusstsein, from German Sein, from Middle High German sein, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.

Bewusstseinszustand (German): state of consciousness, conscious state

Definitions

  1. state of consciousness, conscious state

Ancestry of “Bewusstseinszustand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewusstseinconsciousness, awareness
2GermanSeinexistence, being, essence
3Middle High Germansein—
4Old High Germansīnhis; to be
5Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
6Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
7Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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