Where does “Gottesurteil” come from?
Gottesurteil (German) comes from German urteil, from Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
Gottesurteil (German): ordeal
Definitions
- ordeal
Ancestry of “Gottesurteil”, step by step
Gottesurteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German urteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | urteil | judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision |
| 2 | Middle High German | urteil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | urteil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German gott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gott | god |
| 2 | Middle High German | got | god; deity |
| 3 | Old High German | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |