Where does “Dringlichkeit” come from?
Dringlichkeit (German) comes from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Dringlichkeit (German): urgency
Definitions
- urgency
Ancestry of “Dringlichkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | -keit | Alternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty |
| 2 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 4 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |