Where does “Normalsterbliche” come from?
Normalsterbliche (German) comes from German Sterbliche, from German sterblich, from German sterben, from Middle High German sterben, from Old High German sterban, from Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic sterbaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- — to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...
Normalsterbliche (German): female mere mortal
Definitions
- female mere mortal
Ancestry of “Normalsterbliche”, step by step
Normalsterbliche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sterbliche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sterbliche | female mortal |
| 2 | German | sterblich | mortal |
| 3 | German | sterben | to die; to die of a death |
| 4 | Middle High German | sterben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sterban | "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sterban | to die |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sterbaną | to become stiff; to die, become lifeless |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terp- | to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be... |
via German Normal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Normal | standard, normal |
| 2 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |