Where does “erniedrigen” come from?

erniedrigen (German) comes from German niedrig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

erniedrigen (German): to abase (to lower so as to hurt feelings), to dishonor, to humble

Definitions

  1. to abase (to lower so as to hurt feelings), to dishonor, to humble

Ancestry of “erniedrigen”, step by step

erniedrigen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German niedrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanniedriglow
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniche, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-
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