Where does “Leserbriefspalte” come from?
Leserbriefspalte (German) comes from German Leserbrief, from German brief, from Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
Leserbriefspalte (German): letter column
Definitions
- letter column
Ancestry of “Leserbriefspalte”, step by step
Leserbriefspalte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leserbrief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leserbrief | letter to the editor; reader's letter |
| 2 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 3 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 4 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 5 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |