Where does “Verheiratung” come from?
Verheiratung (German) comes from German verheiraten, from German heiraten, from Middle High German hīrāten, from Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt, from Proto-West Germanic hīwarād, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Verheiratung (German): marriage
Definitions
- marriage
Ancestry of “Verheiratung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verheiraten | to wed; to marry; to marry off; to find a spouse... |
| 2 | German | heiraten | to marry; to get married; to marry someone; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hīrāten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | hīrāt | marriage, wedding; marriage; wedding |
| 5 | Old High German | hīrāt | marriage; wedding; marriage; marriage; wedding |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hīwarād | family; marriage |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |