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

  1. residence permit

Ancestry of “Bleiberecht”, step by step

Bleiberecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bleiben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleibento remain to continue to be
2Middle High Germanblīben
3Old High Germanbilībanto remain
4Proto-Germanicbilībanąto stay, to remain in place
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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