Where does “Erwägungsgrund” come from?
Erwägungsgrund (German) comes from German Erwägung, from German erwägen, 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.
Erwägungsgrund (German): recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
Definitions
- recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
Ancestry of “Erwägungsgrund”, step by step
Erwägungsgrund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erwägung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erwägung | consideration |
| 2 | German | erwägen | to consider |
| 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 Grund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 2 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |