Where does “Beziehungspause” come from?
Beziehungspause (German) comes from German Beziehung, from German beziehen, from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Beziehungspause (German): relationship break
Definitions
- relationship break
Ancestry of “Beziehungspause”, step by step
Beziehungspause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beziehung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beziehung | relation, relationship, connection |
| 2 | German | beziehen | to refer, to relate |
| 3 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 5 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via German pause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pause | pause, break |
| 2 | Middle High German | pūse | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |