Where does “Gottseibeiuns” come from?
Gottseibeiuns (German) comes from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
Gottseibeiuns (German): the Devil; Satan
Definitions
- the Devil; Satan
Ancestry of “Gottseibeiuns”, step by step
Gottseibeiuns traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German bei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bei | by; near; at; for; at; in |
| 2 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |
via German sei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sei | first-person singular subjunctive I of sein;... |