Where does “hierlassen” come from?
hierlassen (German) comes from German Hier, from Middle High German hier, from Old High German hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hierlassen (German): to leave here
Definitions
- to leave here
Ancestry of “hierlassen”, step by step
hierlassen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hier | here, this place |
| 2 | Middle High German | hier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hier | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | 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 |