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Where does “Selbstheirat” come from?

Selbstheirat (German) comes from German Heirat, from Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt, from Proto-West Germanic hīwarād, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Selbstheirat (German): Marriage to oneself; Marriage within one's family...

Definitions

  1. Marriage to oneself; Marriage within one's family...

Ancestry of “Selbstheirat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeiratmarrying; marriage; wedding
2Middle High Germanhīrātmarriage, wedding; marriage; wedding
3Old High Germanhīrātmarriage; wedding; marriage; marriage; wedding
4Proto-West Germanichīwarādfamily; marriage
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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