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Where does “glauben” come from?

glauben (German) comes from Middle High German gelouben, from Old High German gilouben, from Proto-West Germanic galaubijan, from Proto-Germanic galaubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

glauben (German): to believe; to think

Definitions

  1. to believe; to think

Ancestry of “glauben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangelouben—
2Old High Germangiloubenbelieve
3Proto-West Germanicgalaubijanto believe
4Proto-Germanicgalaubijanąto praise; commend; to allow; grant; to believe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “glauben”

  • autoritätsgläubig
  • Glaubwürdigkeit
  • strenggläubig
  • unglaubwürdig
  • gutgläubig
  • gläubig
  • glaublich
  • unglaublich
  • glaubwürdig
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