Where does “Massenaussterben” come from?
Massenaussterben (German) comes from German aussterben, from German aus-, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
Massenaussterben (German): mass extinction
Definitions
- mass extinction
Ancestry of “Massenaussterben”, step by step
Massenaussterben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German aussterben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aussterben | to die out, become extinct; to cease |
| 2 | German | aus- | out- |
| 3 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 4 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 5 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |