Where does “Minderheitensprache” come from?
Minderheitensprache (German) comes from German Minderheit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Minderheitensprache (German): minority language
Definitions
- minority language
Ancestry of “Minderheitensprache”, step by step
Minderheitensprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Minderheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minderheit | minority |
| 2 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 4 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |