Where does “Erledigung” come from?

Erledigung (German) comes from German erledigen, 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.

Erledigung (German): execution, handling, completion of actions, maneuvers, performances

Definitions

  1. execution, handling, completion of actions, maneuvers, performances

Ancestry of “Erledigung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerledigento free, to liberate, to release; to finish, to...
2Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
3Middle High Germaner-
4Old High Germanir-thoroughly
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-
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