Where does “Offenbarungsreligion” come from?
Offenbarungsreligion (German) comes from German Religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
Offenbarungsreligion (German): religion based on revelation
Definitions
- religion based on revelation
Ancestry of “Offenbarungsreligion”, step by step
Offenbarungsreligion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Religion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Religion | religion |
| 2 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 3 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Offenbarung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Offenbarung | revelation |
| 2 | German | offenbaren | to reveal, to disclose; to become evident; to... |
| 3 | German | offenbar | apparent; apparently, evidently; obviously |
| 4 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 5 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |