Where does “Erstspracherwerb” come from?
Erstspracherwerb (German) comes from German erwerb, from German erwerben, 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.
Erstspracherwerb (German): first language acquisition
Definitions
- first language acquisition
Ancestry of “Erstspracherwerb”, step by step
Erstspracherwerb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erwerb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erwerb | acquisition |
| 2 | German | erwerben | to acquire; to purchase |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Erstsprache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erstsprache | native language, L1 |
| 2 | German | Erste | female equivalent of Erster; inflection of... |
| 3 | German | Erster | winner; inflection of Erste: ## strong... |
| 4 | German | erster | inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative... |
| 5 | German | erste | first |
| 6 | Old High German | ērist | earliest |
| 7 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |