Where does “Eheleute” come from?
Eheleute (German) comes from German ehe, from Middle High German ēwe, from Old High German ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Eheleute (German): married couple
Definitions
- married couple
Ancestry of “Eheleute”, step by step
Eheleute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ehe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ehe | before, ere; rather than |
| 2 | Middle High German | ēwe | law |
| 3 | Old High German | ēwa | eternity; law, marriage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via German leute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leute | people several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another, folk (folks), peeps slang, guys (boys and/or girls) |
| 2 | Middle High German | liute | — |
| 3 | Old High German | liuti | people, subordinates |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *liud(i) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | man, person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |