Where does “Silbenschrift” come from?
Silbenschrift (German) comes from German Silbe, from Middle High German silbe, from Old High German sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
Silbenschrift (German): syllabary
Definitions
- syllabary
Ancestry of “Silbenschrift”, step by step
Silbenschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Silbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Silbe | syllable |
| 2 | Middle High German | silbe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sillaba | — |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |