Where does “gleichgültig” come from?
gleichgültig (German) comes from German gültig, from Middle High German gülte, from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
gleichgültig (German): indifferent; unimportant
Definitions
- indifferent; unimportant
Ancestry of “gleichgültig”, step by step
gleichgültig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gültig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gültig | valid, validated, legal; available |
| 2 | Middle High German | gülte | income, interest |
| 3 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |