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Where does “erlaubt” come from?

erlaubt (German) comes from German erlauben, from Middle High German erlouben, from Old High German irlouben, from Proto-Germanic uzlaubijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

erlaubt (German): allowed, allowable; inflection of erlauben: ##...

Definitions

  1. allowed, allowable; inflection of erlauben: ##...

Ancestry of “erlaubt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerlaubento allow; to permit
2Middle High Germanerlouben—
3Old High Germanirloubenallow
4Proto-GermanicuzlaubijanąTo give permission to; allow; permit
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “erlaubt”

  • unerlaubt
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