Where does “Universitätsabschluss” come from?

Universitätsabschluss (German) comes from German Abschluss, from German abschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Universitätsabschluss (German): university degree

Definitions

  1. university degree

Ancestry of “Universitätsabschluss”, step by step

Universitätsabschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abschluss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbschlussexclusion; end; graduation
2Germanabschließento end, to finish or complete; to shut off; to...
3Germanschließento shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to...
4Middle High Germanslieȥen
5Old High Germanslioȥan
6Proto-West Germanic*sleutanto bolt, lock
7Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
8Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via German Universität

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUniversitätuniversity
2Latinūniversitāsthe whole
3Latinūniversuswhole, entire, taken collectively or altogether
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-
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