Where does “Urteil” come from?

Urteil (German) comes from Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Urteil (German): judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision

Definitions

  1. judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision

Ancestry of “Urteil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanurteil
2Old High Germanurteil
3Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
4Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss-
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