Where does “Generationenkluft” come from?

Generationenkluft (German) comes from German kluft, from Old High German kluft, from Proto-Germanic kluftiz, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

Generationenkluft (German): generation gap a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values

Definitions

  1. generation gap a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values

Ancestry of “Generationenkluft”, step by step

Generationenkluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kluft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankluftcleft, fissure, joint
2Old High Germankluft—
3Proto-Germanickluftizsplitting
4Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

via German Generationen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGenerationen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kleubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kluftiz →