Where does “Seelentröster” come from?
Seelentröster (German) comes from German Tröster, from German trösten, from Middle High German trœsten, from Old Dutch trōsten, from Proto-West Germanic *traustijan, from Proto-Germanic traustijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Seelentröster (German): comforter (a person who provides mental or emotional support to another)
Definitions
- comforter (a person who provides mental or emotional support to another)
Ancestry of “Seelentröster”, step by step
Seelentröster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tröster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tröster | consoler |
| 2 | German | trösten | to console |
| 3 | Middle High German | trœsten | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | trōsten | to console, to comfort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *traustijan | to strengthen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | traustijaną | to make strong, make reliable; to comfort,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German seele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seele | soul |
| 2 | Middle High German | sēle | soul |
| 3 | Old High German | sēla | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |