Where does “ehrabschneidend” come from?

ehrabschneidend (German) comes from German Ehre, from Middle High German ēre, from Old High German ēra, from Proto-West Germanic aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic aizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oys-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

ehrabschneidend (German): defamatory, slanderous, libelous

Definitions

  1. defamatory, slanderous, libelous

Ancestry of “ehrabschneidend”, step by step

ehrabschneidend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ehre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEhrehonour; honor; credit; kudos
2Middle High Germanērehonour, respect, renown
3Old High Germanērahonour, fame, sense of honour
4Proto-West Germanicaiʀuhonour; respect, reverence
5Proto-Germanicaizōfear; reverence; honour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oys-éh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

via German abschneiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabschneidento cut off; to truncate; to shorten
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys-