Where does “Eheschließung” come from?
Eheschließung (German) comes from German Schließung, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Eheschließung (German): marriage the act of marrying
Definitions
- marriage the act of marrying
Ancestry of “Eheschließung”, step by step
Eheschließung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schließung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schließung | closure; conclusion |
| 2 | German | schließen | to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
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 |