Where does “Schutzbehauptung” come from?
Schutzbehauptung (German) comes from German Behauptung, from German behaupten, from German Haupt, from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.
Schutzbehauptung (German): false assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior an incorrect claim that someone makes to hide guilt in order to avoid negative consequences
Definitions
- false assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior an incorrect claim that someone makes to hide guilt in order to avoid negative consequences
Ancestry of “Schutzbehauptung”, step by step
Schutzbehauptung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Behauptung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Behauptung | claim, assertion |
| 2 | German | behaupten | to claim, maintain, assert; to stand one's ground |
| 3 | German | Haupt | head; head; leader; chief; chief |
| 4 | Middle High German | höubet | head |
| 5 | Old High German | houbit | head |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haubudą | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput- | head |
via German Schütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 2 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |