Where does “Ermutigung” come from?

Ermutigung (German) comes from German ermutigen, from German mutig, from Middle High German muotic, from Old High German muotag, from Proto-Germanic mōdagaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ermutigung (German): encouragement

Definitions

  1. encouragement

Ancestry of “Ermutigung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanermutigento encourage
2Germanmutigcourageous
3Middle High Germanmuotic—
4Old High Germanmuotag—
5Proto-Germanicmōdagazbrave; courageous; bold
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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