Where does “Bibelvers” come from?

Bibelvers (German) comes from German bibel, from Middle High German bibel, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 — deity, god.

Bibelvers (German): bible verse

Definitions

  1. bible verse

Ancestry of “Bibelvers”, step by step

Bibelvers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bibel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanbibelBible, bible
2Middle High Germanbibel
3Ancient Greekβιβλίαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον
4Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
5Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
6Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
7Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
8Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
9Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via German Vers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersline in a poem; verse
2Middle High Germanvers
3Old High Germanfers
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋