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Where does “Ermittlungsverfahren” come from?

Ermittlungsverfahren (German) comes from German Ermittlung, from German ermitteln, 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.

Ermittlungsverfahren (German): preliminary / investigatory proceedings

Definitions

  1. preliminary / investigatory proceedings

Ancestry of “Ermittlungsverfahren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErmittlunginvestigation, inquiry; determination,...
2GermanermittelnTo ascertain, determine, investigate, detect,...
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-—
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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