Where does “Schwermut” come from?
Schwermut (German) comes from German schwer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Schwermut (German): melancholy
Definitions
- melancholy
Ancestry of “Schwermut”, step by step
Schwermut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schwer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwer | heavy, weighty; difficult, hard; serious |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Mut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mut | courage; bravery; mood; emotional state |
| 2 | Middle High German | muot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | muot | mood; spirit; mind, courage, wrath |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōd | mind, sense; courage; anger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōdaz | mind, sense; zeal, boldness, courage; anger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |