Where does “Ehescheidung” come from?
Ehescheidung (German) comes from German Scheidung, from German scheiden, from Middle High German scheiden, from Old High German sceidan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ehescheidung (German): divorce
Definitions
- divorce
Ancestry of “Ehescheidung”, step by step
Ehescheidung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Scheidung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheidung | separation |
| 2 | German | scheiden | to separate; to leave one another; to part; to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | scheiden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sceidan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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 |