Where does “Selbsterhaltungstrieb” come from?
Selbsterhaltungstrieb (German) comes from German Selbsterhaltung, from German Erhaltung, from German erhalten, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
Selbsterhaltungstrieb (German): self-preservation, drive for self-preservation, self-preservation instinct
Definitions
- self-preservation, drive for self-preservation, self-preservation instinct
Ancestry of “Selbsterhaltungstrieb”, step by step
Selbsterhaltungstrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Selbsterhaltung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Selbsterhaltung | self-preservation |
| 2 | German | Erhaltung | maintenance, preservation |
| 3 | German | erhalten | to receive; to receive, to win; to maintain, to... |
| 4 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Trieb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trieb | sprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire |
| 2 | Middle High German | trīp | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |