Where does “Erhebung” come from?
Erhebung (German) comes from German erheben, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
Erhebung (German): elevation; uprising; survey
Definitions
- elevation; uprising; survey
Ancestry of “Erhebung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | erheben | to raise, lift; to levy, charge; to gather,... |
| 2 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |