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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 , verdict, sentence; judgement, opinion

Definitions

  1. judgment , verdict, sentence; judgement, opinion

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

Words derived from “Urteil”

  • Revisionsurteil
  • Vorurteil
  • Todesurteil
  • Gottesurteil
  • Werturteil
  • Urteilsvermögen
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