Where does “Gesetzesübertretung” come from?
Gesetzesübertretung (German) comes from German Gesetz, from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Gesetzesübertretung (German): legal offence, infringement of the law, breach of...
Definitions
- legal offence, infringement of the law, breach of...
Ancestry of “Gesetzesübertretung”, step by step
Gesetzesübertretung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesetz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesetz | law, act, bill, statute |
| 2 | Middle High German | gesetze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gisezzida | fixing, determination, assessment; establishment,... |
| 4 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via German Übertretung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Übertretung | transgression, trespass, breach, violation,... |
| 2 | German | übertreten | to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to |
| 3 | German | treten | to step; to tread; to trample; to kick; to step;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | treten | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 5 | Old High German | tretan | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |