Where does “Hausarrest” come from?
Hausarrest (German) comes from German Arrest, from Middle French arrest, from Middle French arrester, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
Hausarrest (German): house arrest; grounding
Definitions
- house arrest; grounding
Ancestry of “Hausarrest”, step by step
Hausarrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Arrest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arrest | arrest, confinement, detention |
| 2 | Middle French | arrest | arrest |
| 3 | Middle French | arrester | to stop |
| 4 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 6 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |