Where does “Todesurteil” come from?
Todesurteil (German) comes from German urteil, from Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
Todesurteil (German): death warrant, execution warrant
Definitions
- death warrant, execution warrant
Ancestry of “Todesurteil”, step by step
Todesurteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German urteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | urteil | judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision |
| 2 | Middle High German | urteil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | urteil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |