Where does “Geheimrat” come from?

Geheimrat (German) comes from German geheim, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, 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,...

Geheimrat (German): privy councillor, Geheimrat, the title of the...

Definitions

  1. privy councillor, Geheimrat, the title of the...

Ancestry of “Geheimrat”, step by step

Geheimrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geheim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeheimsecret
2Germange-Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter...
3Middle High Germange-—
4Old High Germanga-with
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German rät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrätthird-person singular present of raten
2Middle High Germanrātadvice, a piece of advice, counsel
3Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Geheimrat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →