Where does “Ermessensfreiheit” come from?
Ermessensfreiheit (German) comes from German Freiheit, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
Ermessensfreiheit (German): discretionary power, discretionary freedom, latitude the freedom to make decisions within certain limits or according to one's own judgment
Definitions
- discretionary power, discretionary freedom, latitude the freedom to make decisions within certain limits or according to one's own judgment
Ancestry of “Ermessensfreiheit”, step by step
Ermessensfreiheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Freiheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freiheit | freedom; liberty; clearance |
| 2 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via German ermessen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ermessen | to consider |