Where does “alleinerziehend” come from?

alleinerziehend (German) comes from German allein, from Middle High German al-ein.

alleinerziehend (German): (having the status of a) single parent; single (mother/father)

Definitions

  1. (having the status of a) single parent; single (mother/father)

Ancestry of “alleinerziehend”, step by step

alleinerziehend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German allein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalleinalone; only
2Middle High Germanal-ein—

via German erziehend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerziehend—
Every word from Middle High German al-ein →Every word from German allein →