Where does “Säuberung” come from?
Säuberung (German) comes from German säubern, from German sauber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
Säuberung (German): purge, cleansing
Definitions
- purge, cleansing
Ancestry of “Säuberung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | säubern | to clean, to cleanse |
| 2 | German | sauber | clean; neat, tidy; pretty, cute |
| 3 | Latin | sūber | cork oak, cork-tree |
| 4 | Old High German | sūbar | clean |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sūbrī | sober; clean |
| 6 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |