Where does “Lebensinhalt” come from?
Lebensinhalt (German) comes from German Inhalt, from German Verzeichnis, from German -nis, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Lebensinhalt (German): raison d'être (purpose in one's life)
Definitions
- raison d'être (purpose in one's life)
Ancestry of “Lebensinhalt”, step by step
Lebensinhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Inhalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Inhalt | content |
| 2 | German | Verzeichnis | index; directory |
| 3 | German | -nis | A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -nisse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -nissī | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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... |