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Where does “entbehrungsreich” come from?

entbehrungsreich (German) comes from German Entbehrung, from German entbehren, from Middle High German enbern, from Old High German inberan.

entbehrungsreich (German): deprived

Definitions

  1. deprived

Ancestry of “entbehrungsreich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntbehrunghardship; austerity
2Germanentbehrento do without, to dispense with; to be deprived...
3Middle High Germanenbern—
4Old High Germaninberan—
Every word from Old High German inberan →