Where does “Lebensweisheit” come from?
Lebensweisheit (German) comes from German Weisheit, from Middle High German wīsheit, from Old High German wīsheit, from Old High German wis, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Lebensweisheit (German): life wisdom
Definitions
- life wisdom
Ancestry of “Lebensweisheit”, step by step
Lebensweisheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weisheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weisheit | wisdom; insight; wise saying, wise words |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīsheit | wisdom |
| 3 | Old High German | wīsheit | wisdom |
| 4 | Old High German | wis | wise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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... |