Where does “Normalzustand” come from?
Normalzustand (German) comes from German zustand, from German zustehen, from German zu-, from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Normalzustand (German): normal state
Definitions
- normal state
Ancestry of “Normalzustand”, step by step
Normalzustand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zustand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zustand | condition; state |
| 2 | German | zustehen | to be entitled; to occur |
| 3 | German | zu- | Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zuo- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zuo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
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 |