Where does “Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht” come from?
Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht (German) comes from German Verweigerung, from German verweigern, from German weigern, from Middle High German weigeren, from Old High German weigarōn, from Proto-West Germanic waigrōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht (German): the right to refuse to give evidence
Definitions
- the right to refuse to give evidence
Ancestry of “Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht”, step by step
Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verweigerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verweigerung | refusal; denial |
| 2 | German | verweigern | to refuse; to deny |
| 3 | German | weigern | to refuse |
| 4 | Middle High German | weigeren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | weigarōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | waigrōn | to refuse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Zeugnis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeugnis | testimony, witness declaration; certificate,... |
| 2 | German | zeugen | To beget, father, procreate; To testify, bear... |
| 3 | German | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziuc | stuff, gear |
| 5 | Old High German | giziug | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teugą | A device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via German recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 2 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |