Where does “Schwierigkeitsgrad” come from?

Schwierigkeitsgrad (German) comes from German grad, from French grade, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

Schwierigkeitsgrad (German): difficulty level

Definitions

  1. difficulty level

Ancestry of “Schwierigkeitsgrad”, step by step

Schwierigkeitsgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangradAlternative form of gerade
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via German Schwierigkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwierigkeitdifficulty, problem; trouble, difficulty,...
2Middle High Germanswǣrecheit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →