Where does “auferlegen” come from?
auferlegen (German) comes from German erlegen, from Middle High German erleggen, from Old High German arleggen, from Proto-Germanic uzlagjaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
auferlegen (German): to impose
Definitions
- to impose
Ancestry of “auferlegen”, step by step
auferlegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erlegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erlegen | past participle of erliegen; causative of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | erleggen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | arleggen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzlagjaną | to cause to lie down; lay down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |