Where does “Lebensreform” come from?
Lebensreform (German) comes from German Reform, from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Lebensreform (German): A social movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century Germany and Switzerland that propagated a back-to-nature lifestyle
Definitions
- A social movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century Germany and Switzerland that propagated a back-to-nature lifestyle
Ancestry of “Lebensreform”, step by step
Lebensreform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Reform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reform | reform |
| 2 | French | réforme | reform; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | réformer | to reform |
| 4 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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... |