Where does “Rechtschreibprüfung” come from?
Rechtschreibprüfung (German) comes from German Rechtschreiben, from German Rechtschreibung, from German Schreibung, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną — to write.
Rechtschreibprüfung (German): spell checker
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Rechtschreibprüfung”, step by step
Rechtschreibprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rechtschreiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechtschreiben | to spell correctly, to follow orthographical rules |
| 2 | German | Rechtschreibung | orthography |
| 3 | German | Schreibung | writing, printing; spelling |
| 4 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 9 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German prüfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | prüfung | an official test or examination on a subject |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |