Where does “Sterbebegleitung” come from?
Sterbebegleitung (German) comes from German Begleitung, from German begleiten, from Middle High German geleiten, from German leiten, from Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Sterbebegleitung (German): end-of-life care
Definitions
- end-of-life care
Ancestry of “Sterbebegleitung”, step by step
Sterbebegleitung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Begleitung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Begleitung | Accompaniment. It implies the need to work with,... |
| 2 | German | begleiten | to accompany; to conduct, escort |
| 3 | Middle High German | geleiten | — |
| 4 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 5 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 6 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German sterben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sterben | to die; to die of a death |
| 2 | Middle High German | sterben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sterban | "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sterban | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterbaną | to become stiff; to die, become lifeless |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terp- | to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be... |