Where does “Vertreibung” come from?
Vertreibung (German) comes from German vertreiben, from Middle High German vertriben, from Old High German fartriban, from Old High German far-, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Vertreibung (German): expulsion; eviction
Definitions
- expulsion; eviction
Ancestry of “Vertreibung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vertreiben | to force to leave, to drive away; to put on the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vertriben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fartriban | — |
| 4 | Old High German | far- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | firi- | around; through, across; expresses intensive or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per(i) | through, across; leading across |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |