Where does “Umdeutung” come from?
Umdeutung (German) comes from German umdeuten, from German deuten, from Middle High German diuten, from Old High German diuten, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Umdeutung (German): reinterpretation
Definitions
- reinterpretation
Ancestry of “Umdeutung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umdeuten | to reinterpret; to give a new meaning |
| 2 | German | deuten | to interpret; to point at |
| 3 | Middle High German | diuten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | diuten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |