Where does “Bittgebet” come from?
Bittgebet (German) comes from German gebët, from Middle High German gebët, from Old High German gibet, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, 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,...
Bittgebet (German): supplication
Definitions
- supplication
Ancestry of “Bittgebet”, step by step
Bittgebet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gebët
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebët | prayer |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebët | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gibet | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabed | prayer |
| 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 Bitte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bitte | request |
| 2 | German | Bete | beet |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bete | — |
| 4 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |