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Where does “Werturteil” come from?

Werturteil (German) comes from German urteil, from Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

Werturteil (German): judgement of value

Definitions

  1. judgement of value

Ancestry of “Werturteil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanurteil—
2Middle High Germanurteil—
3Old High Germanurteil—
4Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
5Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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