Where does “Sterbehilfe” come from?
Sterbehilfe (German) comes from German Hilfe, from Middle High German hilfe, from Old High German hilfa, from Proto-Germanic hilpiz, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
Sterbehilfe (German): help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide
Definitions
- help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide
Ancestry of “Sterbehilfe”, step by step
Sterbehilfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hilfe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hilfe | help |
| 2 | Middle High German | hilfe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hilfa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hilpiz | help |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |
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... |