Where does “Vorsatzblatt” come from?
Vorsatzblatt (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Vorsatzblatt (German): endpaper
Definitions
- endpaper
Ancestry of “Vorsatzblatt”, step by step
Vorsatzblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blatt | leaf green and flat organ of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German Vorsatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorsatz | malice, intention, premeditation; intention,... |
| 2 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 3 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |