Where does “Testamentsvollstreckerin” come from?

Testamentsvollstreckerin (German) comes from German Testamentsvollstrecker, from German Testament, from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.

Testamentsvollstreckerin (German): executrix

Definitions

  1. executrix

Ancestry of “Testamentsvollstreckerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTestamentsvollstreckerexecutor
2GermanTestamentwill, testament; testament
3Latintestāmentumwill, testament
4Latintestārī
5ItaliantestareTo be testate; To test; to sample
6EnglishTesta Test match
7Germantestento test
8GermanTesttest; melting pot
9EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
10Middle Englishteste
11Old Frenchtestehead
12Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
13Latinterstis
14Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
15Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
16Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-
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