Where does “Erbauungsliteratur” come from?
Erbauungsliteratur (German) comes from German Erbauung, from German erbauen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Erbauungsliteratur (German): Christian devotional literature
Definitions
- Christian devotional literature
Ancestry of “Erbauungsliteratur”, step by step
Erbauungsliteratur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erbauung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erbauung | edification The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually |
| 2 | German | erbauen | to build, erect; to entertain, elevate; to edify |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Literatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Literatur | literature |
| 2 | Dutch | literatuur | literature |
| 3 | French | littérature | literature |
| 4 | Latin | litterātūra | lettering; alphabet |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |