Where does “derenthalben” come from?
derenthalben (German) comes from German deren, from German der, from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
derenthalben (German): because of them, because of which feminine or plural
Definitions
- because of them, because of which feminine or plural
Ancestry of “derenthalben”, step by step
derenthalben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German deren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | deren | inflection of der: ## genitive feminine... |
| 2 | German | der | the; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via German halben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halben | for the sake of, because of |