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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

  1. house arrest; grounding

Ancestry of “Hausarrest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArrestarrest, confinement, detention
2Middle Frencharrestarrest
3Middle Frencharresterto stop
4Old Frencharesterto stop
5Vulgar LatinarrestoI cause to stop
6Latinrestō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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