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

  1. to assert, affirm, aver, asseverate

Ancestry of “beteuern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteuerdear; expensive
2Middle High Germantiure—
3Old High Germantiuriexpensive; dear
4Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
5Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “beteuern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →