Where does “Gebetsruf” come from?
Gebetsruf (German) comes from German gebët, from Middle High German gebët, from Old High German gibet, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Gebetsruf (German): adhan, call to prayer
Definitions
- adhan, call to prayer
Ancestry of “Gebetsruf”, step by step
Gebetsruf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gebët
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebët | prayer |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebët | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gibet | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabed | prayer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Ruf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ruf | call; reputation |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruof | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruof | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ruofan | to call |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |