Where does “Hiobsbotschaft” come from?
Hiobsbotschaft (German) comes from German Hiob, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Hiobsbotschaft (German): Job's news, bad news
Definitions
- Job's news, bad news
Ancestry of “Hiobsbotschaft”, step by step
Hiobsbotschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hiob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hiob | Job |
| 2 | Latin | Iob | Job |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via German Botschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Botschaft | message; news, tidings; embassy |
| 2 | Middle High German | botschaft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | botoscaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bodaskapi | message; ordinance, command |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | budaskapiz | message; ordinance, command |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |