Where does “Urkundenbuch” come from?
Urkundenbuch (German) comes from German Urkunde, from Old High German urkundī, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
Urkundenbuch (German): A book holding a collection of medieval...
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Ancestry of “Urkundenbuch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Urkunde | document; certificate, legal instrument |
| 2 | Old High German | urkundī | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ur- | thoroughly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |