Where does “Verwandtschaftsgrad” come from?

Verwandtschaftsgrad (German) comes from German Verwandtschaft, from German verwandt, from German verwenden, from Middle High German verwenden, from Old High German firwenten — to turn away, avert, dissuade, hold back.

Verwandtschaftsgrad (German): degree of kinship

Definitions

  1. degree of kinship

Ancestry of “Verwandtschaftsgrad”, step by step

Verwandtschaftsgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verwandtschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerwandtschaftrelationship
2Germanverwandtrelated; past participle of verwenden
3Germanverwendento use; to intercede; to turn away
4Middle High Germanverwenden—
5Old High Germanfirwentento turn away, avert, dissuade, hold back

via German grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangradAlternative form of gerade
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Old High German firwenten →Every word from Middle High German verwenden →Every word from German verwenden →
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