Where does “Bleiberecht” come from?
Bleiberecht (German) comes from German bleiben, from Middle High German blīben, from Old High German bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
Bleiberecht (German): residence permit
Definitions
- residence permit
Ancestry of “Bleiberecht”, step by step
Bleiberecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bleiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bleiben | to remain to continue to be |
| 2 | Middle High German | blīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bilīban | to remain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 2 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |