Where does “beteuern” come from?
beteuern (German) comes from German teuer, from Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
beteuern (German): to assert, affirm, aver, asseverate
Definitions
- to assert, affirm, aver, asseverate
Ancestry of “beteuern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | teuer | dear; expensive |
| 2 | Middle High German | tiure | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tiuri | expensive; dear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | diurī | valuable, precious |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |