Where does “Misstrauensvotum” come from?
Misstrauensvotum (German) comes from German misstrauen, from German trauen, from Middle High German trūwen, from Old High German trūwēn, from Proto-West Germanic *trūwēn, from Proto-Germanic trūwāną, from Proto-Indo-European drew-, from Proto-Indo-European dóru — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.
Misstrauensvotum (German): vote of no confidence
Definitions
- vote of no confidence
Ancestry of “Misstrauensvotum”, step by step
Misstrauensvotum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German misstrauen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | misstrauen | to mistrust, to suspect, distrust, have doubts... |
| 2 | German | trauen | to trust; to marry; to dare |
| 3 | Middle High German | trūwen | to trust |
| 4 | Old High German | trūwēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *trūwēn | to trust, have faith in |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trūwāną | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |
via Latin vōtum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 2 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 3 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |