Where does “Spätneolithikum” come from?
Spätneolithikum (German) comes from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
Spätneolithikum (German): in Central Europe, the part of the Neolithic period between 3500 BCE and 2800 BCE; following on from the Jungneolithikum and preceding the Endneolithikum
Definitions
- in Central Europe, the part of the Neolithic period between 3500 BCE and 2800 BCE; following on from the Jungneolithikum and preceding the Endneolithikum
Ancestry of “Spätneolithikum”, step by step
Spätneolithikum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spät | late |
| 2 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via German Neolithikum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Neolithikum | Neolithic, New Stone Age |