Where does “Gewissensprüfung” come from?
Gewissensprüfung (German) comes from German prüfung, from German prüfen, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Gewissensprüfung (German): examination of conscience
Definitions
- examination of conscience
Ancestry of “Gewissensprüfung”, step by step
Gewissensprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German prüfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | prüfung | an official test or examination on a subject |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |