Where does “Briefbeschwerer” come from?
Briefbeschwerer (German) comes from German Brief, from Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Briefbeschwerer (German): paperweight
Definitions
- paperweight
Ancestry of “Briefbeschwerer”, step by step
Briefbeschwerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brief | letter |
| 2 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 3 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 4 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via German beschweren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beschweren | to complain; to weight, to weight down |
| 2 | Middle High German | beswæren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | biswāren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biswērijaną | — |