Where does “Gegenwartsbezogenheit” come from?
Gegenwartsbezogenheit (German) comes from German gegenwartsbezogen, from German bezogen, from German beziehen, from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Gegenwartsbezogenheit (German): topicality
Definitions
- topicality
Ancestry of “Gegenwartsbezogenheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gegenwartsbezogen | contemporary, topical |
| 2 | German | bezogen | first/third-person plural preterite of beziehen;... |
| 3 | German | beziehen | to refer, to relate |
| 4 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 5 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 6 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |