Where does “Urteilskraft” come from?

Urteilskraft (German) comes from German urteil, 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- — out, outward.

Urteilskraft (German): judgment

Definitions

  1. judgment

Ancestry of “Urteilskraft”, step by step

Urteilskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German urteil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanurteiljudgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision
2Middle High Germanurteil
3Old High Germanurteil
4Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
5Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
2Middle High Germankraft
3Old High Germankraft
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd