Where does “gratulieren” come from?

gratulieren (German) comes from Latin grātulor, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

gratulieren (German): to congratulate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate

Ancestry of “gratulieren”, step by step

gratulieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin grātulor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātulorto congratulate
2Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
3Proto-Italicgrātos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Latin gratulari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingratularipresent active infinitive of grātulor; to show...
2LatingratulorI congratulate; I rejoice; I give thanks

Words derived from “gratulieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →