Where does “herausreden” come from?
herausreden (German) comes from German heraus-, from German aus-, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
herausreden (German): to explain away, to make excuses
Definitions
- to explain away, to make excuses
Ancestry of “herausreden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heraus- | A prefix, conveying a movement out of something |
| 2 | German | aus- | out- |
| 3 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 4 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 5 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |