Where does “Elternbeirat” come from?

Elternbeirat (German) comes from German Beirat, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

Elternbeirat (German): parent-teacher association

Definitions

  1. parent-teacher association

Ancestry of “Elternbeirat”, step by step

Elternbeirat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beirat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeiratadvisory council
2Germanbei-additionally; for support, supportively; in...
3Germanbeiby; near; at; for; at; in
4Middle High German
5Old High Germanby, at
6Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Eltern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElternparents
2Old High Germaneltirōn
3Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-