Where does “Heirat” come from?
Heirat (German) comes from Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt, from Proto-West Germanic hīwarād, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Heirat (German): marrying; marriage; wedding
Definitions
- marrying; marriage; wedding
Ancestry of “Heirat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | hīrāt | marriage, wedding; marriage; wedding |
| 2 | Old High German | hīrāt | marriage; wedding; marriage; marriage; wedding |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hīwarād | family; marriage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “Heirat”