Where does “Heiratskandidat” come from?

Heiratskandidat (German) comes from German Heirat, 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- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Heiratskandidat (German): courter

Definitions

  1. courter

Ancestry of “Heiratskandidat”, step by step

Heiratskandidat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heirat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeiratmarrying; marriage; wedding
2Middle High Germanhīrātmarriage, wedding; marriage; wedding
3Old High Germanhīrātmarriage; wedding; marriage; marriage; wedding
4Proto-West Germanichīwarādfamily; marriage
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German Kandidat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKandidatcandidate
2Latincandidātusdressed in white
3Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
4Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
5Proto-Italickandēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-