Where does “Glaubensartikel” come from?
Glaubensartikel (German) comes from German Glauben, from Middle High German gelouben, from Old High German gilouben, from Proto-West Germanic galaubijan, from Proto-Germanic galaubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
Glaubensartikel (German): article of faith
Definitions
- article of faith
Ancestry of “Glaubensartikel”, step by step
Glaubensartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Glauben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Glauben | Alternative form of Glaube; dative/accusative... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelouben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gilouben | believe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | galaubijan | to believe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galaubijaną | to praise; commend; to allow; grant; to believe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via German Artikel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |