Where does “Eigenverantwortung” come from?
Eigenverantwortung (German) comes from German Verantwortung, from German Antwort, from Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic andawurdiją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
Eigenverantwortung (German): direct responsibility, one's own responsibility, one's own authority
Definitions
- direct responsibility, one's own responsibility, one's own authority
Ancestry of “Eigenverantwortung”, step by step
Eigenverantwortung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verantwortung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verantwortung | responsibility |
| 2 | German | Antwort | answer |
| 3 | Middle High German | antwürte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | antwurti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andawurdiją | answer, reply |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |