Where does “Mehrfachvererbung” come from?

Mehrfachvererbung (German) comes from German Vererbung, from German vererben, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Mehrfachvererbung (German): multiple inheritance

Definitions

  1. multiple inheritance

Ancestry of “Mehrfachvererbung”, step by step

Mehrfachvererbung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vererbung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVererbunginheritance
2Germanvererbento bequeath
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German mehrfach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmehrfachseveral, multiple
2German-fach-fold
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak—
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →