Where does “herunterlassen” come from?
herunterlassen (German) comes from German herunter, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
herunterlassen (German): to lower, to drop
Definitions
- to lower, to drop
Ancestry of “herunterlassen”, step by step
herunterlassen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German herunter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herunter | down, downwards |
| 2 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 3 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German lassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lassen | to allow; to permit; to let |
| 2 | Middle High German | lāzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |