Where does “absolvieren” come from?
absolvieren (German) comes from Latin absolvere, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
absolvieren (German): to pass; to absolve
Ancestry of “absolvieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | absolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | solvo | I loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,... |
| 3 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |