Where does “Unschuldsvermutung” come from?
Unschuldsvermutung (German) comes from German Vermutung, from German vermuten, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Unschuldsvermutung (German): presumption of innocence
Definitions
- presumption of innocence
Ancestry of “Unschuldsvermutung”, step by step
Unschuldsvermutung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vermutung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vermutung | guess; supposition; suspicion |
| 2 | German | vermuten | to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, guess; to... |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Unschuld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unschuld | innocence; virginity |
| 2 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 3 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |