Where does “Zersetzungsprozess” come from?
Zersetzungsprozess (German) comes from German Zersetzung, from German zersetzen, from German zer-, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
Zersetzungsprozess (German): decomposition process
Definitions
- decomposition process
Ancestry of “Zersetzungsprozess”, step by step
Zersetzungsprozess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zersetzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zersetzung | decomposition |
| 2 | German | zersetzen | To corrode, decompose; To subvert, undermine |
| 3 | German | zer- | asunder, to pieces, to bits; to spoil by |
| 4 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Prozeß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prozeß | lawsuit |
| 2 | Middle High German | process | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōcessus | advanced, having been advanced |
| 4 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |