Where does “Verlegenheitswort” come from?
Verlegenheitswort (German) comes from German Verlegenheit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Verlegenheitswort (German): filler word, hedge word to fill space in conversation, especially when one is thinking or uncertain
Definitions
- filler word, hedge word to fill space in conversation, especially when one is thinking or uncertain
Ancestry of “Verlegenheitswort”, step by step
Verlegenheitswort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verlegenheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verlegenheit | embarrassment; an uninvited, but not necessarily... |
| 2 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 4 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |