Where does “Gebrauchswert” come from?
Gebrauchswert (German) comes from German Gebrauch, from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Ancestry of “Gebrauchswert”, step by step
Gebrauchswert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gebrauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gebrauch | use, usage; application |
| 2 | German | musik | music |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via German wert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 3 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |