Where does “Lebenserwartung” come from?
Lebenserwartung (German) comes from German Erwartung, from German erwarten, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Lebenserwartung (German): life expectancy, lifespan (of organism)
Definitions
- life expectancy, lifespan (of organism)
Ancestry of “Lebenserwartung”, step by step
Lebenserwartung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erwartung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erwartung | expectation, expectancy |
| 2 | German | erwarten | to expect, to consider likely; to await, to... |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German lebēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lebēn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | leben | to live |
| 3 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |