Where does “Mitwissersein” come from?
Mitwissersein (German) comes from German Sein, from Middle High German sein, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
Mitwissersein (German): connivance, complicity
Definitions
- connivance, complicity
Ancestry of “Mitwissersein”, step by step
Mitwissersein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sein | existence, being, essence |
| 2 | Middle High German | sein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīn | his; to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via German mitwisser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mitwisser | conspirator, confidant |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |