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

Definitions

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Ancestry of “buchstabengetreu”, step by step

buchstabengetreu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Buchstabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchstabeletter
2Middle High Germanbuochstabe—
3Old High Germanbuohstaboletter, writing

via German getreu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangetreuaccurate, faithful, true to; true to
Every word from Old High German buohstabo →Every word from Middle High German buochstabe →Every word from German Buchstabe →