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

  1. spell checker

Ancestry of “Rechtschreibprüfung”, step by step

Rechtschreibprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rechtschreiben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRechtschreibento spell correctly, to follow orthographical rules
2GermanRechtschreibungorthography
3GermanSchreibungwriting, printing; spelling
4Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
5Middle High Germanschrīben
6Old High Germanscrīban
7Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
8Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
9Latinscrībōto write
10Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
11Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German prüfung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprüfungan official test or examination on a subject
2Germanprüfento examine
3Latinprobāre
4Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
5LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō