Where does “Verantwortung” come from?

Verantwortung (German) comes from German Antwort, from Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic andawurdiją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

Verantwortung (German): responsibility

Definitions

  1. responsibility

Ancestry of “Verantwortung”, step by step

Verantwortung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Antwort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAntwortanswer
2Middle High Germanantwürte—
3Old High Germanantwurti—
4Proto-Germanicandawurdijąanswer, reply
5Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German ung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanung—

via German ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver—

Words derived from “Verantwortung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →