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Where does “Verabschiedung” come from?

Verabschiedung (German) comes from German verabschieden, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Verabschiedung (German): dismissal; seeing off; funeral service,...

Definitions

  1. dismissal; seeing off; funeral service,...

Ancestry of “Verabschiedung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverabschiedento say goodbye; to take leave; to say goodbye to...
2GermanVer-—
3Middle High Germanver-—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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