Where does “Erwachsensein” come from?
Erwachsensein (German) comes from German erwachsen, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
Erwachsensein (German): adulthood
Definitions
- adulthood
Ancestry of “Erwachsensein”, step by step
Erwachsensein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erwachsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erwachsen | adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown; to grow up,... |
| 2 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Sein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sein | existence, being, essence |
| 2 | Middle High German | sein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīn | his; to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |