Where does “Unbefriedigtsein” come from?
Unbefriedigtsein (German) comes from German Sein, from Middle High German sein, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
Unbefriedigtsein (German): dissatisfaction
Definitions
- dissatisfaction
Ancestry of “Unbefriedigtsein”, step by step
Unbefriedigtsein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sein | existence, being, essence |
| 2 | Middle High German | sein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīn | his; to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via German unbefriedigt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unbefriedigt | unsatisfied, unmet |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |