Where does “Persönlichkeitsstörung” come from?
Persönlichkeitsstörung (German) comes from German Störung, from German stören, from Middle High German stören, from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan — to destroy, disturb.
Persönlichkeitsstörung (German): personality disorder
Definitions
- personality disorder
Ancestry of “Persönlichkeitsstörung”, step by step
Persönlichkeitsstörung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Störung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Störung | disturbance; dysfunction, disorder |
| 2 | German | stören | to disturb, to interfere, to bother |
| 3 | Middle High German | stören | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stōren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *staurijan | to destroy, disturb |
via German Persönlichkeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Persönlichkeit | personality; personage |
| 2 | Middle High German | persōnlīcheit | — |