Where does “Unzerstörbarkeit” come from?
Unzerstörbarkeit (German) comes from German unzerstörbar, from German zerstören, from German zer-, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
Unzerstörbarkeit (German): indestructibility
Definitions
- indestructibility
Ancestry of “Unzerstörbarkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unzerstörbar | indestructible |
| 2 | German | zerstören | to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate; to... |
| 3 | German | zer- | asunder, to pieces, to bits; to spoil by |
| 4 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |