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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

  1. Job's news, bad news

Ancestry of “Hiobsbotschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHiobJob
2LatinIob—
3Latiniuppiter—
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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