Where does “Erleichterung” come from?

Erleichterung (German) comes from German erleichtern, 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.

Erleichterung (German): relief; ease, easing; alleviation

Definitions

  1. relief; ease, easing; alleviation

Ancestry of “Erleichterung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerleichternto facilitate, make easier; to ease; to simplify
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-