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Where does “buchstabengetreu” come from?

buchstabengetreu (German) comes from German Buchstabe, from Middle High German buochstabe, from Old High German buohstabo — letter, writing.

buchstabengetreu (German): literal

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Ancestry of “buchstabengetreu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchstabeletter
2Middle High Germanbuochstabe—
3Old High Germanbuohstaboletter, writing
Every word from Old High German buohstabo →