Where does “Herunterstufung” come from?

Herunterstufung (German) comes from German herunterstufen, from German herunter-, from German herunter, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Herunterstufung (German): downgrading

Definitions

  1. downgrading

Ancestry of “Herunterstufung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherunterstufento downgrade
2Germanherunter-A prefix; down-
3Germanherunterdown, downwards
4Germanhērhither, to this place, to here, to me/us
5Old High Germanherahither
6Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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