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
Ancestry of “Hausarrest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |